Lemon rice

 Lemon rice is also known as Chitranna in kannada.This popular and refreshing reciepe uses only few ingredients. Its bit spicy and loaded with flavours of lemon ,jeera and green chilli. Its a comfort food for many of the south Indians. This reciepe takes very less time to prepare. This can be easily prepared by beginners and moreover leftover rice can be used to make this.

Ingredients

  • Cooked rice:2 cups
  • coconut scrapes :1/4 cup(optional)
  • Lemon juice: 2 tbsp.
  • salt : 1/2 tsp
  • Finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.

For tempering:3tsp oil,1/4 tsp mustad,1 tsp jeera, 1 chopped onion ,a pinch of turmeric powder, a pinch of hing, 3 slit green chilli,10 curry leaves,1/4 cup of groundnut

Procedure

keep a pan or kadai on medium flame. add oil,once the oil is hot add mustard seeds, as the mustard seeds starts spluttering add jeera ,chilli ,onion, hing, groundnuts, curry leaves, turmeric powder. Once the peanuts become crunchy add coconut scrapes, cooked rice ,salt and mix it. now switch off the flame n add the lemon juice and coriander leaves and mix once again .Serve hot lemon rice with papad or chutney or vada.
This can also packed for kids lunch box or for a travel journey along with few slices of cucumber.




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