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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
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 :).
June 2nd, 2006 at 9:57 amshilpa, 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
June 2nd, 2006 at 12:24 pmhi 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.
June 2nd, 2006 at 12:32 pmShilpa 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 :).
June 2nd, 2006 at 1:36 pmHi Shilpa,
yummy lemon rice.Its one of my favourite rice dish.
Vineela
Shilpa : Thanks Vineela
June 2nd, 2006 at 2:31 pmhi 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.
June 2nd, 2006 at 10:25 pmah, my husband loves this
I am going to try this soon. Thanks !
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August 10th, 2006 at 7:48 amDear Shilpa,
I accidently picked on this site & like it. It’s already added to my favourite folder and i do browse often.
August 27th, 2006 at 1:16 amI need some recipes for two year old, can you send me some? I will really appreciate it. thanks
the recipe looks real yum will cook for my son this
August 27th, 2006 at 1:16 amNever made it with ground nuts…must try…
September 19th, 2006 at 9:26 amHey Shilpa,
Your site is cool !! I made lemon rice for the first time.. and it turned out great !
January 13th, 2007 at 12:40 pmThanks
hii shilpa,
April 23rd, 2007 at 11:56 amyou are giving good recipies with photographs,
can you tell me a rice item with capsicum or else any capsicum curry?
sisira,
Sisira, there are many capsicum dishes on this site.Please click here or search “capsicum” in searchbox on the top.
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November 13th, 2007 at 8:53 amMy!!! 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!!!
December 24th, 2007 at 6:16 pmhi shilpa…..
February 20th, 2008 at 3:42 ami 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
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
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:37 amHi 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.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:33 pmhi shilpa
July 10th, 2008 at 10:39 amsaw your blog today n tried out your lemon rice..they turned out really good..my father loved them..thanks for sharing..