Lemon Rice | Nimbehannina Chitranna | Bhaat Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
- 2½ Cups cooked rice
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- ¾ Tsp mustard/saasuve
- A pinch of hing
- ½ Tsp jeera
- 1 Tsp urad dal
- 1 Tsp chana dal
- 2 chopped green chillies
- Few chopped curry leaves
- ½ Tsp turmeric
- ¼ Cup groundnuts
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- ½ Tsp sugar
- In a plate, keep all tadka ingredients ready, chopped green chilli, chopped curry leaves, urad and chana dal
- Break a dry red chilli and also keep it with the tadka ingredients
- Heat a pan, add coconut oil
- Add mustard seeds, jeera and let them splutter
- Next add hing and sauté for few seconds
- Throw in all the tadka ingredients and start sautéing
- Once they turn golden and crisp, add groundnuts
- Fry till groundnuts turn crisp
- In a separate plate or pan, keep the cooked, fluffed up rice to cool
- Add turmeric, salt and sugar
- Squeeze lemon juice and keep aside
- Add the cooked rice into the tadka and mix well
- Combine tadka with rice and ensure there are no lumps
- Pour lemon juice and garnish with chopped coriander leaves
- Serve with raitha or curd
Adjust lemon juice as per your taste, you can add a little more if you prefer it more sour
Do not fry the ingredients on high flame, the vaggarne/tadka is the main element of this easy dish
Make the tadka and rice ahead of time, mix when required
Double/triple the recipe as per your requirement, adjust oil and salt to taste accordingly
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/lemon-rice/
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