Chitranna/ lemon rice

Name: Chitranna/ lemon rice
Total time: 1200 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked rice; 2 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 dry red chilly; 1 tsp udad dal; 1/4 tsp hing; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 5-6 curry leaves; 1 green chilly; 1/2 tsp Mustard powder; 1/2 cup peanuts; 1 tbsp roasted chana; Juice from 1/2 a lime; Salt per taste; Coconut; Cilantro; Cashews

Surekha Dongargaonkar @sdsurekha53

Chitranna/ lemon rice

Surekha Dongargaonkar @sdsurekha53

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Ingredients

20 mins

1 cupuncooked rice
2 tbspoil
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1dry red chilly
1 tspudad dal
1/4 tsphing
1/4 tspturmeric powder
5-6curry leaves
1green chilly
1/2 tspMustard powder
1/2 cuppeanuts
1 tbsproasted chana
Juice from 1/2 a lime
Salt per taste
Garnish
Coconut
Cilantro
Cashews

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Steps

20 mins

1

Cook the rice with 1 and half cup water so it becomes fluffed and grains are non sticky.
2

Heat oil in a kadhai. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Once they crackle add udad dal, hing, dry red chilly, curry leaves, green chillyand turmeric powder.
3

Now add peanuts and roasted chana(dalia) to this. Roast the peanuts until crisp.
4

Add this tempering to the cooked and cooled rice. Add salt, mustard powder and lemon juice. Mix well.
5

Garnish with coconut, cilantro and cashews.
6

Option to use grated raw mango instead of lemon. Enjoy this quick wholesome dish.