Lemon Rice is a popular and most common recipe in South India. It is Lemon flavoured rice, seasoned with peanuts.  It is a simple and quick dish, a popular lunch box dish. You can prepare it within 15 minutes. It goes well with potato roast, raitha, pickle, vegetable curry, kurma, vada, or pakoda.   

Notes

1. Use sesame oil, which will give a traditional aroma and taste to the dish.
2. You can add Cashews along with peanuts.
3. Cool down the rice completely and use it for lemon rice or you can use the leftover rice as well.
4. Cook the rice in a grainy texture, do not make it mushy.

Other Varieties Tomato Rice, Coconut Milk Pulao,  Chicken Biriyani, Mushroom Biriyani, Coconut Rice, Vegetable Biriyani, Coriander rice, Black beans Rice, Chana Pulao, Jeera Rice.

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Lemon Rice

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Lemon Rice is a popular and most common recipe in South India. It is lemon flavoured rice, seasoned with peanuts.  It is a simple and quick dish, a popular lunch box dish that can be prepared within 15 minutes. It goes well with potato roast, raitha, pickle, vegetable curry, kurma, vada, or pakoda.   

Course: lunch

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: lemon rice

Author: Sivagami Meganathan

Ingredients

• 2 cups Cooked rice
• 1 Lemon
• 2 tsp Peanuts
• Few Curry leaves
• 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
• 1/2 tsp Chana dal
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 2 Red Chilies
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 tsp Sesame Oil
• 1 pinch Asafoetida
• Salt as needed

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal and allow it to pop.

2. Add the curry leaves, dry red chillis, and chana dal and give a quick stir.

3. Add the peanuts and fry for a minute or two until the peanuts are golden brown.

4. Add the turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt, and mix everything well.

5. Now squeeze the lemon juice and turn off the flame.

6. Mix all ingredients well.

7. Add the cooked rice and mix gently. Check the salt and adjust accordingly.

8. Serve hot.

Method

Step by Step Picture

1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and urad dal, and allow it to pop.

2. Add curry leaves.

3. Add dry red chillis, chana dal, and give a quick stir.

4. Add peanuts, fry for a couple of minutes.

5. Fry until the peanuts become golden brown.

6. Add the turmeric powder, asafoetida, and salt, mix everything well.

7. Now squeeze the lemon juice and turn off the flame.

8. Combine all the ingredients well.

9. Add the cooked rice and mix gently.

10. Check the salt and adjust accordingly. Lemon rice is ready to serve.