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Easy to make authentic lemon rice

Easy Spicy Indian Lemon Rice | Best Chitrannam | How to Make Instamt One Pot Lemon Rice

Make instant Lemon rice in no time a perfect lunch box recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, south Indian
Servings 2
Calories 130 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp Sesame Oil / Til Ka tel
  • 1/2 tsp split Bengal Gram / Tuta chana
  • 1/2 tsp whole Black Gram / Urad saboot
  • 1/4 tsp Mustard / Rai
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida / Hinge
  • 3 slit Chillies / Mirch
  • 1 tbsp half Cashews / Kaju
  • 1 tbsp Peanuts / Moongfali
  • 10-12 Curry leaves / Kadi patta
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger paste / Adrakh
  • 1 cup cooked Rice / Pakke Chawal
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric / Haldi
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar / Cheeni ( Optional ]
  • Salt to taste / Namak swad anusar
  • 1/4 cup Lemon juice / Nimbu Ka Ras

Instructions
 

  • In hot Oil add Tuta chana and Urad Dal.Fry for 2-3 minutes.
  • Next keeping heat low add Mustard seeds and Hinge.Let the Mustard crackle few seconds.
  • Next goes in Chillies, Cashews, Peanuts and Curry leaves.
  • Continue sauting over low for a minute.
  • Add Ginger paste ,give it a stir and within 20-30 seconds add cooked Rice.
  • Along with Turmeric,Sugar and Salt.Keep on stirring to well mix everything.
  • Now add the Lemon juice and again give it a mix.
  • Keep covered for about 2 minutes on low and it’s ready.