Lemon Rice or Chitranna is a popular South Indian rice dish made for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In most South Indian households, whenever there is any rice leftover, it is made into lemon rice for next day breakfast or packed into office/school lunch. It is very easy to make and is tasty. Quite often this is served with crispy potato fry.
5 from 3 votes
Lemon Rice Recipe
A popular South Indian rice dish made with leftover rice.
Prep Time15mins
Cook Time15mins
Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: South Indian
Keyword: lemon
Ingredients for Lemon Rice
1cupPachai Arisi (Raw Rice / Extra Long-Grained Rice)cooked and set aside to cool
1/4cupLemon Juice
1tspSalt
1/4tspTurmeric Powder
2Green Chilliesfinely chopped
1tbspFresh Gingerminced
3tbspPeanuts roasted
For the Tempering:
2tbspOil
1Dry Red Chilli
1/4tspAsafoetida Powder
3Curry Leaves
1tspBlack Mustard Seeds
1tspUrad Dal
1tspChana Dal
How to make Lemon Rice
Combine the lemon juice, salt and turmeric powder in a bowl.
Set aside.
Put the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
When the oil is hot add the dry red chilli, asafoetida powder and curry leaves.
Stir in the mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal.
Fry till mustard seeds splutter and the dals are golden for about 30 seconds.
Add the cooked rice.
Stir in the lemon juice mix.
Let it simmer for a few minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add green chillies, ginger and peanuts.
Toss gently for the ingredients to blend and serve.
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1 comment
good and easy Methode for Quick and soon in preparing…thank you