A beloved South Indian rice dish, it needs no introduction. Clean, refreshing lemony flavors, along with bits and pieces of other ingredients, are the hallmark of this dish. You can make it easily at home by following my simple recipe. 🙂

 

Lemon rice

Ingredients

• Basmati rice- 1 cup
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Peanuts- 1/3 cup
• Bengal gram/ chana dal- 1 tbsp
• Black mustard seeds- ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves- 2 sprigs
• Whole dry red chili- 2
• Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
• Hing/Asafoetida- ½ tsp
• Vegetable oil- 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method

Wash the rice well, boil the rice until done. Drain and keep aside uncovered.

Heat oil in a kadai (nonstick preferably). Fry the peanuts over medium heat until light brown in color. Remove and keep aside.

Now temper with red chili, mustard seeds, hing, bengal gram, and curry leaves.

Add rice, salt, and turmeric powder, mix well over low heat.

Add lime juice and peanuts, mix well. Check salt and remove from the heat.

Serve hot with papad and raita, or pair it with any curries of your choice, enjoy!

Note:

You can make lemon rice anytime with the leftover rice you’ve got.