Lemon Rice Recipe - Illuminated plain / pictured
A sattvic South Indian Recipes recipe with cooked rice - in grainy form, mustard seeds, white urad dal (split). Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
13 steps- 1
To begin making the Lemon Rice Recipe (Elumichai Sadam/Chitranna), make sure you have some cooked rice ready
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups) - 2
It helps using a day old rice as the grains will be separated out well
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups) - 3
Keep the remaining ingredients handy, as this recipe will be made in a jiffy
- 4
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan or kadai, add the mustard seeds, the urad dal and peanuts
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon)raw peanuts (moongphali)(1/4 cup) - 5
Allow them to crackle and the dal and the peanuts to get roasted well until it gets a golden brown color
raw peanuts (moongphali)(1/4 cup) - 6
Do this on low to medium heat else they will get brown faster than you want them to and the peanuts will remain raw
raw peanuts (moongphali)(1/4 cup) - 7
Once the dal is golden brown and roasted, add the curry leaves, ginger, green chillies, turmeric powder and stir for a few seconds
sprig curry leaves - roughly chopped(1)inch ginger - grated(1)green chillies - finely chopped(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - a small bunch finely chopped - 8
Add the cooked rice, sprinkle some salt and give it a good stir until all the ingredients have combined well and the rice gets well coated
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups)salt - taste - 9
Turn the heat to low, cover the pan and allow the lemon rice to steam along with the seasonings for a couple of minutes
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups) - 10
After a couple of minutes, squeeze the lemon juice and give the rice a good stir
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups) - 11
Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
salt - taste - 12
Turn off the heat and stir in the chopped coriander leaves and serve
sprig curry leaves - roughly chopped(1)green chillies - finely chopped(2)coriander (dhania) leaves - a small bunch finely chopped - 13
Serve the Lemon Rice (Elumichai Sadam/Chitranna) along with papad and tomato onion raita, or plain yogurt
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups)
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Lemon Rice Recipe - Illuminated plain / pictured
A sattvic South Indian Recipes recipe with cooked rice - in grainy form, mustard seeds, white urad dal (split). Ready in 30 min, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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13 steps- 1
To begin making the Lemon Rice Recipe (Elumichai Sadam/Chitranna), make sure you have some cooked rice ready
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups) - 2
It helps using a day old rice as the grains will be separated out well
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups) - 3
Keep the remaining ingredients handy, as this recipe will be made in a jiffy
- 4
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan or kadai, add the mustard seeds, the urad dal and peanuts
mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon)raw peanuts (moongphali)(1/4 cup) - 5
Allow them to crackle and the dal and the peanuts to get roasted well until it gets a golden brown color
raw peanuts (moongphali)(1/4 cup) - 6
Do this on low to medium heat else they will get brown faster than you want them to and the peanuts will remain raw
raw peanuts (moongphali)(1/4 cup) - 7
Once the dal is golden brown and roasted, add the curry leaves, ginger, green chillies, turmeric powder and stir for a few seconds
sprig curry leaves - roughly chopped(1)inch ginger - grated(1)green chillies - finely chopped(2)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - a small bunch finely chopped - 8
Add the cooked rice, sprinkle some salt and give it a good stir until all the ingredients have combined well and the rice gets well coated
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups)salt - taste - 9
Turn the heat to low, cover the pan and allow the lemon rice to steam along with the seasonings for a couple of minutes
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups) - 10
After a couple of minutes, squeeze the lemon juice and give the rice a good stir
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups) - 11
Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
salt - taste - 12
Turn off the heat and stir in the chopped coriander leaves and serve
sprig curry leaves - roughly chopped(1)green chillies - finely chopped(2)coriander (dhania) leaves - a small bunch finely chopped - 13
Serve the Lemon Rice (Elumichai Sadam/Chitranna) along with papad and tomato onion raita, or plain yogurt
cooked rice - in grainy form(2 cups)
Rate this recipe
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