Lemon Rice
August 8th, 2009 filed under Rice
Recipe serves 4 to 6.
Ingredients:
Rice:
- 1 cup rice
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Seasoning:
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 red whole red chili
- 1 green chili sliced in four long way
- 12 to 15 fresh curry leaves
- 2 tablespoons chana dal, pre-soaked in water for at least half an hour
- 1/4 cup unsalted roasted peanuts
- 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
Method:
- Wash rice gently changing water several times until the water appears clear.
- For fluffier rice, the rice should be soaked for at least 15 minutes prior to cooking.
- Drain the rice and put it into the saucepan. Add water, oil, and salt, and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling reduce the heat to low and cover the pan.
- Cook about 15 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the water has evaporated. Turn off the heat and fluff the rice with a fork.
Preparing The Seasoning:
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat; stir-fry the peanuts for about 2 minutes until peanuts changes the color to light brown.
- Take out the peanuts from oil and use the same oil for rest of the seasoning.
- Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds after seeds crack add red chili, curry leaves, and green chilies, and stir for a few seconds.
- Add the chana dal, stir-fry for about a minute.
- Add turmeric and mix it well.
- Add the pre-cooked rice, peanuts and sprinkle salt and lemon juice over the rice.
- Mix gently, making sure do not break the rice and stir-fry for about 2 minutes. Rice is ready, Enjoy!
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HEYYY I LOVE YOUR RECIPES !!!, BUT JUST WANTED TO ASK HAVE YOU GOT ANY PLANS TO MAKE AN IPHONE APP ? THAT WOULD BE AMAZING !!! THANKS ANYWAY AUNTY
Hi Aunty,
Thanks a ton for the awesome dishes, I saw approx all the dishes here and found it is very easy to cook with your help, I am staying in pg, so could you please give us some easy and quick made recopies.
Thanks
Avdhesh Kumar
Dear Rowena
people here in south also prefer tomato pickle and/or rasam with lemon rice
Aunty,
Thank you so much for this recipe! I am making this dish now and it looks really good! Yum!
Jill
Aunty,
Want to add one tip for lemon rice.
If we roast mustard and fenugreek seeds in equal quantity and make a powder of it and sprinkle it little bit on lemon rice,it enhances the taste even more also we can add puliogare powder with this.
Thank u,
Upasana
Thank you Upasana sounds great I will try next time.
I tried this lemon rice. It is very easy and simple to make and tastes very delicious.
Thanks for your recipe
hello aunty!
The rice looks really yummy! Will try this for sure.
Can you please tell me where to buy the pots you used to make rice and seasoning? I want to buy it.
Thank u
Sounds yum! Any substitutes for the curry leaves, which are hard to find in our neck of the woods?
Even if I don’t have curry leaves, I will make this rice because it will still come out good.
Dear Manjula Auntie,
Thank you very much for sharing your wonderful recipes on this website. Other than yogurt, what dishes would you serve Lemon Rice with?
Sincerely,
Rowena