Easy to make and quick, this Lemon Rice Recipe is made with cooked rice sautรฉed with lemon and spices. Whenever I have less time and want to cook something yummy and easy, I make lemon rice and enjoy it with curd. You can also have it with any curry or simply enjoy it on its own.
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Lemon Rice
Course: Dinner, Lunch, MainCuisine: Indian4
servings50
minutes20
minutes221
kcal1
hour10
minutesThis Lemon Rice is basically a dish which made from cooked rice sautรฉ in a lemon juice and Indian spices. Can have main course dish with or without curd.
Ingredients
Coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) Seedsย –ย 1 tsp.
Mustard (เคธเคฐเคธเฅเค) Seedsย –ย 1 tsp.
Peanuts (เคฎเฅเคเคเคซเคฒเฅ)ย –ย ยฝ cup
Turmeric (เคนเคฒเฅเคฆเฅ) Powderย –ย 1 tsp.
Green Chilies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค)ย –ย 2
Curry Leaves (เคเฅเฅ เคชเคคเฅเคคเคพ)ย –ย 3-4
Ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค)ย –ย 1 inch
Lemon (เคจเฅเคเคฌเฅ)ย –ย 2
Vegetable Oil (เคคเฅเคฒ)ย –ย 2 tbsp.
Salt (เคจเคฎเค) to taste.
Directions
- Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 minutes. Now, cook them in a pressure cooker. Keep aside.
- Slit green chilies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) lengthwise, grated ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค). Roast peanuts (เคฎเฅเคเคเคซเคฒเฅ) without salt. Squeeze lemon (เคจเฅเคเคฌเฅ). Gently roast and make powder of coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) seeds. Keep aside.
- Heat vegetable oil in a pan and add mustard (เคธเคฐเคธเฅเค) seeds, curry leaves (เคเฅเฅ เคชเคคเฅเคคเคพ) and slit green chilies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค). Sautรฉ till start crackling.
- Add grated ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and roast peanuts (เคฎเฅเคเคเคซเคฒเฅ). Sautรฉ for a minute.
- After that add turmeric (เคนเคฒเฅเคฆเฅ) powder and remove from flame.
- Add lemon (เคจเฅเคเคฌเฅ) juice and mix well.
- Now add cooked basmati rice, coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) powder and salt to taste. Mix evenly.
- Serve hot with any curry dish or eat as it is.
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