Lemon Rice

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4.17 from 6 votes

Lemon rice is a great way to use left-over cooked rice.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: chintapandu puliyogre, lemon rice, nimmakaya pulao, nimmakaya pulihora, pulihara, puliyogre, south indian lemon rice

Servings:

Ingredients

1.5 cup cooked rice

For tempering

2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp urad dal/split black gram soaked in water for 20 mins and drained
1 tbsp channa dal/split bengal gram soaked in water for 20 mins and drained
¼ cup peanuts
¼ cup cashews optional
Generous pinch of heeng/asafoetida Avoid if gluten-free
1 tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp ginger
3 sprigs of curry leaves
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 dried red chilli
Salt as per taste

Instructions

Cook rice and keep it aside. Ensure they are not mushy.
Add turmeric and lemon juice to rice, keep it aside.
In a pan,heat oil and and saute peanuts, keep it aside.
Add mustard seeds,let it splutter.
Add curry leaves followed by chillies and soaked lentils.
Let it roast.Add asafoetida & ginger
Add peanuts,rice and mix well
Serve hot.

Notes

Note: Do not cook rice with double quantity of water. This may make it mushy.
You may also use left over rice for this recipe.Only add the lemon mix to it.