Lemon Rice Recipe

How To Make Lemon Rice Recipe

Lemon rice is a delicious south Indian recipe prepared with the steamed rice and lemon juice. It is usually eaten with Onion Raita or Pickle. Lemon rice is a simple and easy recipe and you can prepare it with carrot and cucumber. Adding ginger to the lemon rice keeps fresh for hours and to make a good refreshing Lemon rice always try to use fresh lemons.

Ingredients Required:

• Rice – 200g
• Lemons – 3 (sliced)
• Peanuts – 3 tablespoons
• Bengal gram – 2 tablespoons
• Split Urad dal – 2 tablespoons
• Coriander leaves – 2 bunches (finely chopped)
• Curry leaves – 3 bunches
• Salt to taste
• Green chilies – 3 (sliced)
• Oil – 6 tablespoons
• Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
• Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon
• Cashew nuts – 10
• Hing – 1 pinch
• Red chilies – 3
• Ginger – 1 teaspoon(finely chopped)

Preparation method:

• Wash the rice and add enough water to cook.
• Then switch on the stove and cook the rice, add a tablespoon of oil into the rice and mix it well.
• Adjust the flame to medium while cooking the rice.
• When ¾ parts of the rice are cooked, drain out the remaining water.
• Then spread the rice on a wide plate and set aside.
• Now extract the lemon juice without seeds and keep it aside in a bowl.
• Now switch on the stove and heat a pan.
• Then add 5 tablespoons of oil into the pan and heat it.
• Then add ½ teaspoon of mustard seeds and peanuts into the oil and fry them in medium flame.
• Then add 2 tablespoons of Bengal gram into the tempering and fry them in low flame.
• Then add 2 tablespoons of urad dal and fry them.
• Now add finely chopped ginger into the mixture and mix it once.
• Then add sliced green chilies and Hing into the mixture and fry them.
• Then add curry leaves into the tempering and mix it well.
• Then add cashew nuts and mix it well.
• Now add red chilies and mix all the ingredients once.
• Now add salt as per taste and mix it well.
• Then add chopped coriander leaves and ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder into the mixture and mix it well.
• Finally, add cooked rice into the tempering and mix it well.
• Then add lemon juice into the mixture and mix it well.
• Cook it for 2 minutes in low flame and then switch off the stove.
• Then transfer the lemon rice or Nimmakaya Pulihora to a serving plate.

Tasty and Delicious Lemon Rice is ready to serve now

Garnish with roasted peanuts and add grated coconut

Serving Suggestion:

• Serve this Lemon Rice with Onion Raita.
• You can serve this Lemon rice as a morning breakfast or you can have it in the afternoon as a lunch.

Nutrition facts:

Serving size: 1plate (150g)

• Total fat – 20g
• Sodium – 709mg
• Total carbs – 94g
• Dietary fiber – 4g
• Sugars – 1g
• Protein – 14g
• Vitamin A – 3%
• Vitamin C – 13%
• Calcium – 10%
• Iron – 22%