Hello friends, how are you? I hope all are doing well. In this post, I will tell you about the special dish of South Indian lemon Rice.
Today, I am introducing you to a quick and tasty recipe.
When I was a kid, in my childhood days, one day, while we were ready to go to school in a hurry, my mom cooked this lemon rice for the first time in my life.
That was the first time I tasted it, and I so loved this recipe.
I was so happy that I started heading to school cheerfully.
Many kids also like to eat lemon rice.
When you tell them you’re making lemon rice, they’ll do any task happily!
So, are you trying this recipe, and also, did you love this recipe?
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Where is lemon rice famous?
- Lemon rice is a popular dish in Karnataka.
- Most of the people loved this recipe.
- Lemon rice is easy to make and so delicious.
- It’s an affordable price available in the market.
- It is a special and great option to cook a quick recipe for lemon rice.
- So, friends, I will explain in this post the step-by-step process of making lemon rice.
- You will love this recipe.
- It is so simple to cook, and it has more health benefits, too.
- Most of the nutrients are in this lemon rice.
- Are you cooking with me? Without any delay, let’s go on to the topic.
@Qwart
South Indian Lemon Rice
Ingredients of lemon rice
@Qwart
- Rice: You can use long-grain rice for this dish.
- Obviously also use can also use any variety of rice for this dish.
- I’m using fresh-cooked long-grain rice for this recipe.
- You can also use leftover rice to your preference.
- Vegetable oil: I prefer to use vegetable oil for this dish; you can use any other oils.
- Spices: Dry red chillies, turmeric powder, cilantro.
- Lemon juice: Fresh lemon juice is the best flavor of this traditional recipe.
- So I am using fresh lemon juice for the recipe.
- Other ingredients: Bay leaves for flavor, Salt for taste, mustard seeds, channa dal lentil for super taste.
- Peanuts for Chrucky taste and flavour.
Step-by-step process of making lemon rice
- Most people use leftover rice for this recipe, but if you don’t prefer it, you can cook fresh rice of your liking and cool it completely.
@Marwanto
- Next, I have turned on the stove and placed the pan on the stove.
- Once it heats, add some oil — use any cooking oil you like.
@Ivan-balvan
- Once the oil is slightly heated, fry some peanuts.
- Some people add them directly to the (tadka), but others prefer frying them separately.
- So you can follow which method you prefer.
- Here, I’m showing two methods.
- Fry the peanuts separately in a pan and set or mix them later.
- Adding them directly to the tempering.
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- I’ve divided the quantity of peanuts into two portions to demonstrate both methods.
- You can choose whichever one suits you.
- Now take a recipe for fried peanuts out of the pan and keep it on the plate on the side.
- In the same pan, add some oil and then add mustard seeds, chana dal (split chickpeas), 3–4 dried red chilies, some salt for the recipe, turmeric powder, and curry leaves.
@Qwart
- If you prefer, you can also add raw peanuts at this stage instead of pre-roasting them.
@Qwart
- Sauté all of this for about 5–10 minutes until everything turns a light golden shade.
- Then, add the cooked rice, the already roasted peanuts, an appropriate amount of lemon juice, and salt to taste.
@mtreasure
- Mix all the ingredients well, and finally add some chopped coriander leaves for garnish before turning off the heat. Enjoy this recipe.
Pro tips
- If you don’t like peanuts, you can ignore the nut-free recipe.
- Minimise the red chilli and green chillies because they make the dish very spicy, so small quantity you use.
- You can use leftover rice or fresh cooked rice for this recipe to your preference.
- For the adding rice mixing process, mix slowly because of the long-grain rice, and there is a chance of breaking.
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Serving tips
- You can serve this recipe with curd (yogurt).
- Dal and lemon rice combination is popular in India, so you will like this combination of serving this.
- One of the popular combinations of lemon rice with potato fry, and also coconut chutney.
@Qwart
FAQS on South Indian Lemon Rice
1. What to serve with South Indian lemon rice?
- Lemon rice is good for health.
- You didn’t have any side dish with lemon rice.
- But most of the people who like to eat lemon rice with curd combination are very people love it.
- And any type of Pickle, Chutney, salad, and also during festivals & occasions, we serve it with some fried snacks like Masala vada.
2. What are the benefits of eating lemon rice?
- Enjoy this healthy nutrition value of lemon rice because in lemon rice contains Vitamin C, which has anti-inflammatory properties, improves digestion, boosts the metabolism system, and provides good antioxidants.
3. Which rice is the Queen of India?
- Indian people are most like basmati rice.
- So Queen Of Punjab Basmati rice is a variety of long-grained rice.
- Lemon rice recipe is served in Indian and other South Asian cuisines.
4. Does lemon rice have protein?
- Yes, lemon rice does contain more protein.
- Long-grain rice is a source of carbohydrates, and it also contains more nutrients.
- It depends on you serving the portion of the lemon rice with protein.
5. Why is lemon rice yellow?
- In the process of making lemon rice, we use turmeric for this dish.
- The earthy aroma and bright yellow color of lemon rice is courtesy of turmeric.
- Turmeric influences the rice to turn yellow.
Final thoughts on South Indian lemon rice
So, all about South Indian Lemon Rice, one of the simplest and tastiest dishes in India.
I like to eat so much of this recipe, every week twice, I make this recipe.
Not only me like this dish my family also loves this recipe.
It has carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamin C.
It is such a delicious dish and I simply like cooking recipes.
Are you trying this recipe? Give me your valuable comment.
