Lemon Rice recipe | How to make South Indian Style Lemon Rice
This flavorful rice from South India can be eaten in any of your meal- breakfast lunch or dinner. It is also very good for tiffin.
Servings Prep Time
3servings 2minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
25minutes 20minutes
Servings Prep Time
3servings 2minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
25minutes 20minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Wash rice with fresh water and soak it in water for at least 20 minutes. Add some salt and cook the rice till it is fully done (soft but not mushy). Allow the rice to cool down a bit. When it is slightly cold, fluff the rice.
  2. Heat oil in a pan. Add peanuts and shallow fry them on low flame . When the peanuts turn a bit dark and are crunchy, remove them from oil. In the same oil fry cashew nuts on low flame. When they turn pinkish, remove them from oil.
  3. Now add mustard seeds to the hot oil. When they crackle, add urad dal and chana dal. Thn add whole red chillies. When chillies start to darken add curry leaves, and chopped green chillies. switch off the gas. Then add asafoetida and turmeric powder. Add this tempering to the prepared rice.
  4. Also add fresh lemon juice. Mix everything well. Taste and adjust salt and lemon juice. Rice should be slightly tart. The add peanuts and cashew nuts and again mix everything.
  5. Lemon rice is ready. serve it with plain yogurt, pickle and papadam.
Recipe Notes
  • You can use freshly cooked or leftover steamed rice to prepare lemon rice.
  • You can also add freshly grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves to this rice.

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