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 :).
I think you may have already found this recipe by now but here’s what my mom had taught me for Hulli Avalakki (in case you still need it):
Ingredients:
4Cups thick Avalakki/Beaten Rice
3tbsp Grated Jaggery
2Cups thin Tamarind Juice
4tsp Sarina Pudi/Rasam Powder
4tsp Sesame Seeds
3tbsp Dry Coconut, Grated
Salt to Taste
For the Seasoning:
4tbsp Oil
2tsp Mustard Seeds
4tsp Groundnuts
1/2tsp Turmeric Powder
Few Curry Leaves
A pinch of Hing/Asafoetida
Method:
Grind Avalakki to a coarse powder and remove to a mixing bowl. To this add
Tamarind Juice, Jaggery, Rasam Powder and Salt and mix well using hands.
Let it stand for 30 to 40 minutes. Dry roast Sesame Seeds and powder it and keep aside.
Now heat Oil in a pan and and add Groundnuts and Mustard Seeds. When the Mustard Seeds starts to splutter add Turmeric Powder, Asfoetida and Curry leaves. Add this to the Avalakki mixture along with Coconut and Sesame Seeds powder. Mix well and serve.
Enjoy! 🙂
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
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. ÂÂ
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 :).
Hi Shilpa,
yummy lemon rice.Its one of my favourite rice dish.
Vineela
Shilpa : Thanks Vineela
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.
ah, my husband loves this 🙂 I am going to try this soon. Thanks !
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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
the recipe looks real yum will cook for my son this
Never made it with ground nuts…must try…
Hey Shilpa,
Your site is cool !! I made lemon rice for the first time.. and it turned out great !
Thanks
hii shilpa,
you 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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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!!!
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
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
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.
hi shilpa
saw your blog today n tried out your lemon rice..they turned out really good..my father loved them..thanks for sharing..
Hi Shilpa,
this web site is in my bookmarks.
I have not tried any of the receipies yet but looking forward to do so.
I think I will start from the lunch box menues. They are the most useful things for a working mother like me.
Keep posting.
Shilpa ,
Which side dish goes best with lemon rice ?
Hi Shilpa ,
I tried out this recipe. Came out superb and was so easy. Thanks a ton !! . By the way can you post tomato rice recipe please. i tried out tomato rice yesterday and it came out very ok ok . waiting for your tomato rice recipe .
I like this very much. today i will try in my home…………
Hi Shilpa,
Good recipe, Try this variation, Add Shreds of Ginger and slit green chillies in the lemon juice. The rest of recipe is same.
It would taste better.
Merlin
please tell me the recipe of TAMATO RICE please i wud love to make it
try with grilled chicken…goes well
The recipe looks very interesting and i shall be trying it soon!! pls keep posting more such stuff! thanks
Hey Shilpa,
I usually hop around numerous blogs to try new recipes But ur blog is a clear winner. I can be assured that anything i try from here, hits teh bulls eye 🙂 Thanks for making our lives easier Shilpa !!!!
Hey Shilpa,
I usually hop around different blogs to try out new recipes. But Urs is a clear winner. I can be assured that anything i try from here, hits the bulls eye :). I tried lemon rice and it turned out to be awesome as always! Thanks for making our lives easier Shilpa 🙂
I don’t know what urad daal is unless it’s the same as red lentils and I’ve never seen curry leaves in any market in the US. Too bad because this sound really good.
Urad dal is split black lentils. Both urad dal and curry leaves are easily available in any Indian stores in US.
This was a fantastic side for our fish dinner. Thank you for the recipe! 🙂
dEAR sILP,
i AM A MALAYALI, WHEN I VISITED BANGALORE I TASTED OBOT, IT IS REALLY NICE ONE, COULD YOU PLS POST THE RECIPE
I have two types of obattu on the site – this and this.
After cooking the rice, let it rest for a while so that it cools down. Then, please add turmeric and salt to the rice and mix the ingredients gently and allow the rice to rest for a while. After 15 mins, please add lemon juice and mix the rice gently and then add seasoning. It is much tastier and tangier.
Thanks. I will try that