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Lemon Rice Recipe | Variety Rice | Quick Lunch box and Travel food

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Author Narmadha

Ingredients

  • Cooked Rice 3 cups
  • Lemon 2
  • Oil 1.5 tbsp
  • Mustard ½ tsp
  • Urad Dal ½ tsp
  • Channa Dal 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder ½ tsp
  • Hing ¼ tsp
  • Salt as required
  • Red chilli 2
  • Green chilli 1
  • Peanuts 2 tbsp optional
  • Curry Leaves handful

Instructions

  • Take two medium sized lemon and extract the juice
  • Filter the juice and keep it ready
  • Heat oil and temper with mustard, urad dal, channa dal, red chilli and curry leaves
  • Once it browns add the finely chopped green chilli.
  • Then add the extracted lemon juice
  • Add turmeric powder, hing and salt and mix nicely
  • Switch off the flame immediately. Don't allow to boil much.
  • Allow it to cool down
  • Take cooked rice in big bowl.
  • Add the lemon rice paste and mix it nicely
  • Check the seasoning and add salt if required
  • Serve the Lemon rice

Notes

I used normal cooking rice. you can use basmati rice too
Give it more resting time for rest to absorb the flavor
Peanuts adds more flavor to rice so add them.