Lemon Rice or Chitrannam -- This is a classic simple South Indian dish which is had on a day-to-day basis. It is made during festivals too. The lemon juice adds a real zing to the rice. You can make lemon rice in a jiffy, especially when you are in a hurry in the mornings. Lemon rice can be made with leftover rice too..
Looking out for more classic South Indian rice varieties, here are a few that you can try out - Tamarind rice or Puliyodharai, Tomato rice, Coconut rice, curd rice.
Ingredients:
- Rice - 1 cup
- Lemon - 2 medium sized
- Green Chillies - 8
- Red Chillies - 2
- Bengal Gram Dal - 2 tsp
- Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
- Ground nuts - 50g
- Curry Leaves - few
- Salt - As required
- Oil
- Cook rice and allow it to cool in a broad basin.
- Squeeze the lemon, remove the seeds from the juice and keep it aside.
- Heat oil in kadai and add mustard seeds.
- Once they start spluttering, add bengal gram dal, red chillies and cut green chillies and fry till the dal turns light brown.
- Add ground nuts and fry for a minute.
- Add turmeric powder and switch off.
- Add the mixture to the rice and mix well until everything blends well.
- Now add squeezed lemon without seeds and mix well. Adjust salt if required.
- Cashews & coriander leaves can be added for garnish.
- If you want to make it more spicy, grind a few green chillies to fine paste and fry along with the seasoning.
- DO NOT use basmati rice to prepare chitrannam.
8 comments:
very pretty looking lemon rice. My favorite too.
perfectly done with lipsmacking version
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Wow my favorite rice,this looks so yummy and colorful
hi first time here... n thanks for visit my space n commenting... lemon rice looks sooo yummy... its my most favorite rice... happy to follow you...
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Delicious recipe, love this rice, thanks for visiting my space. You have a wonderful space too. I am your newest follower.
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