Lemon Rice Recipe, Chitranna Recipe, Chitrannam Recipe
Lemon Rice Recipe can be had as lunch or even for breakfast. It is a splendid & healthy recipe loved by all. You can pair it with a sabzi like lauki aloo ki sabzi. You can even serve it simply with some raita, papad & a green salad. It is also called Elumichai Sadham.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Cooked Leftover Rice (You can make it fresh too)
- 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil I used Canola Oil
- 1/2 Tablespoon Mustard Seeds
- 2 Piece Dried Red Chillies
- 2 Piece Green Chillies Slit
- 1/4 Tablespoon Asafoetida Heeng
- 1 Tablespoon Chana Dal
- 3 Piece Green Chillies Slit the chillies
- 1/2 Tablespoon Ginger Paste
- 1/4 Tablespoon Turmeric Powder
- 10 Piece Curry Leaves
- 3 Piece Lemon Juice
- 0.5 Teaspoon Table Salt Please adjust it to your taste
Instructions
- Break up the leftover rice so that the grains don’t clump.
- Add canola oil to the kadhai and heat.
- Add the mustard seeds and chana dal.
- Crackle the mustard and saute the chana dal.
- Add the red chillies, green chillies and curry leaves.
- Saute for 12-15 seconds till you can smell the aromas.
- Add the asafoetida and turmeric powder.
- Saute for 2-3 seconds on low heat so that the spices don’t burn.
- Add the leftover rice and mix well gently.
- Add the lemon juice and mix well.
- Turn off the fire.
- Remove and keep covered for 4-5 minutes for flavours to blend.
- Serve with papad, chutney, raita or just eat it as it is.
Notes
- Make sure to use leftover rice for better taste and non-sticky chitranna.
- If preparing fresh, rest the rice to that the moisture goes away.
- You can adjust the amount of chilli based on your chilli handling.