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Lemon Rice is one of the many rice dishes that are an integral part of South Indian Cuisine. It is a flavorful tangy twist to plain white rice. Some of the other varieties of rice from the South are Coconut Rice, Yogurt/Curd Rice, Sesame Rice, Tomato Rice, Tamarind Rice…only to name a few! Try this quick, easy recipe that is so visually appealing. It is sure to spruce up any kind of rice – fresh or leftover.
Ingredients:
Cooked Rice – 3 cups
Oil - 1 tbsp
Dried Red Chili – 1
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Channa Daal - 1 tsp
Raw Peanuts – 1 tbsp
Cashews – 1 tbsp
Urad Daal - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Asofoetida – pinch
Ginger – 1 tsp, minced
Green Chili – 1, finely chopped (optional)
Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
Lemon/Lime Juice – 2 tbsp or to taste
Salt - to taste
Cilantro - 5 springs, for garnishing
Method:
- Mix Salt and Lemon Juice to the Rice. Mix well.
- In a pan, heat oil and wait for it to get hot.
- Once hot, add in the Dried Whole Chili. Break the Chili into the oil for additional spicy flavor.
- Add in the Mustard Seeds and let them pop and crackle.
- Add i n the Channa Daal and cook for a minute.
- Add in Raw Peanuts and cook for about 30 seconds.
- Add in the Cashews, Urad Daal, Turmeric Powder, Asofoetida, Ginger, Green Chilies, Curry Leaves…in that order.
- Add in the Rice and mix well but gently.
- Keep on the flame till the rice is hot all the way through.
- Garnish with Cilantro and it is ready to serve.
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October 30th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
what kind of rice we can use in this recepie?
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November 1st, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Lemon rice is one of the easiest rice dishes to make, I think. So far, I haven’t put in cashews and some of the other things, but the video and picture look so good I’ll have to give this recipe a try as it is.
Thanks for posting. How about tamarind rice next time?
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November 5th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Hi Meenakshi,
If you are using leftover rice, any type of rice will work. However, if you make fresh rice for this recipe, you must use a non-sticky rice such as Basmati or any other long grain variety.
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November 11th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Hello!
I made this recipe twice now and both my husband and I absolutely love it. My only question is if you can provide nutrition information? I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!
Sanja Broer
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December 17th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Hi
I made lemon rice for the first time today. I used this recipe and my husband loved it! I really liked it too! When making this, one masala egg dish came to my mind, which a friend had served a few years back along with lemon rice.It consisted of boiled and sliced eggs, slightly fried in very little oil, but had kind of tadka thing done to it with some light added masala(powdered). I’m not sure if this is a common/regular kind of side dish served with other main dishes in Southern Indian households, but would appreciate it if you posted the recipe here.
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December 30th, 2008 at 3:46 am
I am wanting to try this recipe out but I can not find any FRESH curry leaves. Can I make it with dried ones?
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December 30th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Hi Josee,
Yes, you can use dried curry leaves.
Take care!
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January 22nd, 2009 at 5:52 am
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April 9th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
hi ladies,
In south India we do not use Basmati rice to prepare this dish as it has a unique flavour and it will overpower the lemony taste of the rice.
we can use ponni or sona masuri.
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June 21st, 2009 at 3:43 am
Hi,
The recipe looks delicious and easy , would you have some suggestions on what to serve it with…..
Thanks
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anuja Reply:
June 24th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
It is usually served with pickle.
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June 21st, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Hi,
Thanks for your video and clear instructions. It tasts great but the Dal is rock hard. I put the rice back into a rice cooker to steam it soft. This also kills the flavor. Please advise.
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anuja Reply:
June 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
If the oil is too hot, the outside of the daals change color without the inside being cooked, making it hard.
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September 28th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Hello ladies,
Is it ok if we do all the seasoning and then put in cooker with raw rice?
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hetal Reply:
September 30th, 2009 at 2:24 am
Hi Bhavika,
If you do the seasoning and raw rice in the cooker, you’ll get a pulao – the taste is different than lemon rice.
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September 30th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
hmmm…Ok will not do that for lemon rice..thanks again
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