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Lemon Rice (Chitranna)

I learnt the lemon rice from my friend from Andhra, Swati, when I was in college. The best part in her lemon rice was the crispy urad daal. It tasted great. When I went to Bangalore after my college, I found Chitranna was a very famous dish there. My friend Poornima prepared different kinds of chitranna, with beet root, with capsicum etc. But my favorite was her simple lemon rice. Unlike Swati, she used ground nuts and onion in her lemon rice.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup rice
1/2 cup onion(optional)
3-4 green chillies
1 and 1/2 tbl spns lemon juice
1/2 tea spn mustard seeds
1 tea spn urad daal
5-6 curry leaves
1 tbl spn ground nuts(optional)
A pinch turmeric
1 tea spn oil
Salt

Lemon juice quantity can be increased or decreased according to individual taste.

Method:
Cook rice in pressure cooker. Rice should not become too soft, the rice grains should be seperate after cooking, otherwise it becomes paste when mixed, So use a bit less water compared to normal, instead the rice from previous day can also be used.
Heat oil and add ground nuts, mustard seeds and urad daal. When they start popping, add green chillies, curry leaves. Fry for a minute. Add onion, turmeric, fry till the onions turn slightly brownish.
Add the rice, salt and mix well. Turn off the heat and add the lemon juice. Mix well.

Serves : 2
Preparation time : 15min

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20 Responses to “Lemon Rice (Chitranna)”

  1. 1
    Preeti Says:

    Hey Shilpa,

    Have you ever tried a dish called “hulli avalakki” thats similar to puliogre but of finer texture? It’s a kannadiga dish and so YUMMMM. Could you please share the recipe if you have it?

    Shilpa: Preeti,As of now, I don’t know what is ‘hulli avalakki’, I will try my best to find it out :).

  2. 2
    sudha vinodh Says:

    shilpa, chitranna looks so yummy.. mom usually adds coconut in addition the ingrediants you have specified. Reminds me offmy days in bangalore..Thanks for sharing the recipe..

    Shilpa: Thanks Sudha

  3. 3
    appletpt Says:

    hi shilpa,
    i am new to the blog and i have adoubt about fruit cake i hope u can clarify it.

    Shilpa: Can you please specify what is the doubt? I would love to clarify it. Thanks.  

  4. 4
    Ashwini Says:

    Shilpa like you I love lemon rice too. I worked in Bangalore for some time and I swear I could have lived on all the types of rice that they have :-) You said you couldnt come up with anything for JFI? Thank your husband for that creative suggestion. Loved the idea of paankh with strawberries. And the cake looks divine too. Good one

    Shilpa : Thanks Ashwini. Having missed last JFI for mangoes, I was already feeling terrible. Your entry gave an idea to my hubby. Thanks to both of you :).

  5. 5
    vineela Says:

    Hi Shilpa,
    yummy lemon rice.Its one of my favourite rice dish.
    Vineela

    Shilpa : Thanks Vineela

  6. 6
    mamta Says:

    hi shilpa,
    easy and the most heavenly dish.thank you.can u please post a recipe for tomato baath.i love it.

    Shilpa: Sure Mamta, I will post it soon.

  7. 7
    Monica Says:

    ah, my husband loves this :) I am going to try this soon. Thanks !

  8. 8
    Monica Gi Chakhum Says:

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  9. 9
    Glynis Says:

    Dear Shilpa,

    I accidently picked on this site & like it. It’s already added to my favourite folder and i do browse often.
    I need some recipes for two year old, can you send me some? I will really appreciate it. thanks

  10. 10
    Glynis Says:

    the recipe looks real yum will cook for my son this

  11. 11
    Varsha Says:

    Never made it with ground nuts…must try…

  12. 12
    Aparna Says:

    Hey Shilpa,

    Your site is cool !! I made lemon rice for the first time.. and it turned out great !
    Thanks

  13. 13
    sisira Says:

    hii shilpa,
    you are giving good recipies with photographs,
    can you tell me a rice item with capsicum or else any capsicum curry?
    sisira,

  14. 14
    Shilpa Says:

    Sisira, there are many capsicum dishes on this site.Please click here or search “capsicum” in searchbox on the top.

  15. 15
    Fried Rice, Again! « A Mad Tea Party Says:

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  16. 16
    anjali Says:

    My!!! what a delicious recipe!! i also added cut up dried figs along with walnuts and cashews…ummmmm they taste yummy! thanks a ton for this wonderful recipe!!my best friend doesn’t eat eggs…so this cake was a treat for her! we all simply loved it!!!

  17. 17
    Minutha Says:

    hi shilpa…..
    i came across ur site when i was searching in google in regards to how to make soft chapati….. since then this site has been my favorite site… i have also subscribed… i do gets mails…. the most liked part was your lunch box…….its a big headache for office goers…. wat for dabba…..
    thank you so much for sharing your simple n quick receipes…..will surely start trying……
    Minutha

  18. 18
    Helen Says:

    Hello,

    Very nice. I’v gone through your receipes, really attracting.
    In lemon rice recipe also fry a piece of ginger. It tastes realy good.

    Thanks

  19. 19
    Richa Says:

    Hi Shilpa- Your cooking tips and recepies are simply great. Tried this Lemon Rice as well as the tamarind rice as per this. It tasted great. But I have a problem. Whenever i do this, the udad dal tastes too hard and crunchy while chewing it. Its there anything wrong that I am doing? Pleas advice.

  20. 20
    Anshu Says:

    hi shilpa
    saw your blog today n tried out your lemon rice..they turned out really good..my father loved them..thanks for sharing..

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