Lemon Rice | Chitranna Recipe
Lemon rice is a popular flavorful rice recipe from South Indian cuisine. Lemon rice is also known as Chitranna.
Yield: 2
Materials
- 2 cups Cooked/Leftover Rice
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1 medium Onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon Black Mustard Seeds
- ½ teaspoon Urad Dal
- ½ teaspoon Split Gram Dal
- ⅔ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 8-10 nos Curry Leaves
- 1 or 2 no Dry Red Chilli
- 1 teaspoon Green Chilli, chopped
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon Refined Oil
Instructions
- Fry the peanuts in oil till the raw smell disappears and turn light brown in color. Keep them aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves, dry red chilli, mustard seeds, urad dal and split gram dal.
- Once they start crackling, add chopped green chilli and sliced onion. Cook until the onions turned translucent.
- Next add turmeric powder and mix well.
- Now add cooked rice and mix them well.
- Next goes fried peanuts and salt as per taste.
- Finally add lemon juice and give a good stir and turn off the gas. Lemon rice is ready to serve.
- You can also add chopped coriander leaves before serving it.