Lemon rice is a popular South Indian recipe that is usually served some pickle, chutney and yogurt. This is one of the quickest recipes in South India. I make it with some carrot and cucumber and have it with some yogurt. I have also served the lemon rice with some chicken curry to my guests and they loved the combination. Here I am discussing the lemon rice recipe in detail and you can easily make it with few amounts of spices. You can also use leftover rice to prepare lemon rice. Packing this for lunch? Make sure you carry it in an insulated lunchbox or steel container.
Nutritional value of lemon rice:
You will get 18gm carbohydrates, 9gm proteins, 12.5gm fibre, 15gm fat and 58.5gm calories from this single dish.
Ingredients
cups rice: 2
lemon Juice: 2 tbsp
tbsp oil: 1
salt to taste
A handful of cashews or peanuts
tsp urad dal: 1/2
tsp chana dal: 1
red chilis: 2
tsp turmeric powder: 1
green chili: 1
tsp mustard seeds: 1
tsp hing: 1/2
tbsp chopped coriander leaves: 1
sprig curry leaves: 1
How To Make Lemon Rice
- Wash the rice and boil for 10 to 12 minutes. If you do not have much time then just pressure cook the rice for few minutes and add some cold water. Then drain the water from the rice.Placerice in a bowl.
- Sprinkle some lemon juice and salt on the boiled rice and mix them evenly.
- Heat a pan and pour in1 tsp. oil. Add some cashew nuts or peanuts and sauté for few seconds.
- Add some dal like, urad dal and chana dal, and sauté them with some broken red chili. After few seconds, add turmeric powder, chopped green chili, mustard seeds, salt and hing to the pan.
- Cook them well for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water. Boil and cook them for another 5 minutes.
- Add the steamed rice to the pan. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
- You can garnish your lemon rice with some chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves.