Lemon Rice Recipe with step by step pictures. Chitranna also known as lemon rice is a popular and easy recipe to make for lunch box.
Hai Friends. Hope everyone is doing great. I wish you all a very very happy weekend. I am completely busy this weekend, because I have two cake orders and one cookie order in my hand. So how could I not. I will let you know the results soon..Now coming back to today’s recipe.
About Lemon Rice
Lemon rice is a must in our house for once a week. Somedays we even have it twice or thrice. This is a quick and simple dish to make if you have only minutes in your hands. A awesome spiced up rice with a hint of tangy taste.
Many people skip the turmeric in this dish.. But I strongly suggest you to add it because that gives the awesome colour which a lemon rice should have..Amma makes this along with her signature potato poriyal( which I am yet to post).
But I often like to have it with this potato roast. Lemon rice with potato is a perfect combo. And this is one of my friend named eswari’s favorite dish. She can eat it all day without getting bored. I know you too will love it. So hope you try it and let me know how it came out.
Ingredients for Making lemon rice
- 2 cups Rice cooked
- 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds / Kaduku
- 1 tsp Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu
- 2 Dry Red Chillies
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- to taste Salt
- 1 Lemon
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds, channa dal, urad dal, dry red chillies, curry leaves and fry for 30 seconds.
- Now add in salt and turmeric powder and fry for 10 seconds.
- Add lemon juice in and mix well.
- Immediately add cooked rice in and mix well. Stir until everything is heated through.
- Serve hot or put in lunch box along with potato poriyal.
📖 Recipe
Lemon Rice Recipe | Chitranna Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rice cooked
- 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds / Kaduku
- 1 tsp Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu
- 2 Dry Red Chillies
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- to taste Salt
- 1 Lemon
- 2 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds, channa dal, urad dal, dry red chillies, curry leaves and fry for 30 seconds.
- Now add in salt and turmeric powder and fry for 10 seconds.
- Add lemon juice in and mix well.
- Immediately add cooked rice in and mix well. Stir until everything is heated through.
- Serve hot or put in lunch box along with potato poriyal.
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faseela
so tempting rice.......superb
sangee vijay
One of my fav rice...lemon rice n Brinjal fry are excellent combo...looks more inviting!!
S.Menaga
one of my fav one pot meal..looks yumm!!
Raghamat benazir
Delicious and comfort food......One of my fav dish
Esh
Heyyyyyyy Dear....Looks Yummyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Don't forget to bring it on Monday...Mouth watering.......hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Jill | Dulce Dough
Looks delicious--great combo of flavors!
Claudia
Beautifully spiced. We welcome all rice dishes in this home - just a rice-loving family.
Christy Gerald
Luks Yum Yum and delish Dear.I deeply appreciate the efforts U've put in.Luv it
blackbookkitchendiaries
I love how delicious this sounds! thank you for sharing this and have a great day.
Sobha Shyam
delicious and flavourful lemon rice..my comfort food..
StephenC
I so enjoy the exotic (to me) recipes you share. Question: you refer to two kinds of dal. I have been under the impression that that is a kind of lentil. Are they cooked before you put them with the rice. I will only see your reply if you write to [email protected]. Thanks.
La cucina di Molly
Buonissimo eprofumato questo risotto!Brava!Ciao
Nalini's Kitchen
such a easy lunch box recipe my all time favorite .....
Suja
Tangy and yummy rice..my favorite
Poornima Nair
Our favorite solution to use up left over rice!Yumm!
Jay
tangy n flavorful..my all time fav dish..;)
Tasty Appetite
Tina
Delicious and comforting food...
Madhavi
Ahhh..love lemon rice 🙂
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Aarthi
Esh...Sure da.......
Ganga Sreekanth
wow looks so good..
Maayeka
very tempting and full of flavour..quick and easy lunch box recipe..
Elpiniki
Great idea!
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ANU
very nicely presented rice dear...
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Mohan Raj Kumar
The brinjal poriyal link is not working..... Could you please provide the link
leela choudhary
Dal used in dis recipe is cooked or used as such
Aarthi
@leela choudharyIt is not cooked, it is raw lentil
Vikas
loved the recipe☺😊
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Raghamat benazir
Delicious and comfort food......One of my fav dish