Lemon Rice / SouthIndian Chitranna Rice

Name: Lemon Rice / SouthIndian Chitranna Rice
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 3 person
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp peanuts; 2 tbsp cashew nuts; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp urad dal; 1 tsp gram dal; 2 no dry kashmiri red chilly; 1 inch finely chopped ginger; 2 no finely chopped green chilly; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 8-10 sweet curry leaves; 1 no big size finely chopped onion (optional); 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 2 cup cooked rice / leftover rice; as per taste Salt; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp finely chopped green coriander leaves

Daxa Parmar @Daxa_2367

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

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Lemon Rice also referred to as Chitranna or Nimmakaya Pulihora in a few South Indian languages is a crunchy, flavorful, tasty and tangy dish that is easy to make and tastes so good. Lemon juice, fried nuts, aromatic herbs and spices combine perfectly to give this steamed rice an amazing spicy, tangy and nutty flavor.

#Mar
#W1
#SouthIndian_Style
#CookpadIndia

Daxa Parmar @Daxa_2367

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

#Mar
#W1
#SouthIndian_Style
#CookpadIndia

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Ingredients

15 minutes

3 person

2 tbspoil
2 tbsppeanuts
2 tbspcashew nuts
1 tspmustard seeds
1 tspurad dal
1 tspgram dal
2no dry kashmiri red chilly
1 inchfinely chopped ginger
2no finely chopped green chilly
1/4 tspasafoetida
8-10sweet curry leaves
1no big size finely chopped onion (optional)
1/4 tspturmeric powder
2 cupcooked rice / leftover rice
as per tasteSalt
2 tbsplemon juice
2 tbspfinely chopped green coriander leaves

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Steps

15 minutes

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First of all, heat oil in a pan and add peanuts and cashews in it on slow gas flame and fry it. Then take out these fried peanuts and cashews in another plate.
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Now add mustard seeds to the same oil, when the mustard seeds splutters, add gram dal, urad dal.
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Now add dry kashmiri red chillies, chopped ginger, chopped green chillies, asafoetida and sweet curry leaves and saute.
4

Now add finely chopped onion to this and fry it on slow gas flame till the onion becomes soft. After that add salt, turmeric powder to this and mix well and saute for a while.
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Then add cooked rice to this and mix well. Now add fried peanuts and cashew nuts to this and mix well and let it cook on slow gas flame for 2 minutes.
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Now turn off the flame and add lemon juice and finely chopped green coriander leaves and mix well.
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Now our delicious South Indian Style Lemon Rice is ready to serve. This rice can be taken in dinner.
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