Citron / Narthangai is onething which my mom loves a lot. She makes a amazing pachadi with it. I am not a big fan of it because it taste little bitter. But my mom and my family members like it so much. After i got married, i kind of stayed away from this, since hubby too dont like it much. But recently i came across this rice recipe, i wanted to give it a try. So few days back when we went to our near my veg market, i took couple of this beauties. I made this rice using one of it and reserved the other one to make pachadi so i can share it in this blog.
I made this rice and it was really yummy. This rice is just like lemon rice, taste too same, but has a very light citron taste to it which i admired a lot and it was not at all bitter.
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Lemon Rice
Tamarind Rice
Coconut Rice
Mint Rice
Coriander Rice
Gooseberry Rice
Peanut Rice
Sesame Rice
Hope you will liked it and let me know if you try it someday.
Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins + 5 mins
Serves : 2 to 3
Ingredients:
Rice - 3 cup cooked
Narthangai / Citron - 1 large juiced and strained
For Seasoning:
Oil - 3 tblspn
Peanuts - 3 tblspn
Urad Dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli - 4 cut into small pieces
Curry Leaves a small handful
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Method:
Cook Rice, Fluff it and Cool it down. Set aside.
Squeeze Citron in a bowl, Strain it and set aside.
Now make the seasoning, Heat oil in a kadai. Add in all the seasoning ingredients one by one till asafoetida and fry till they turn golden.
Now add in turmeric powder and salt. Mix well.
Now take it off the heat and add in citron juice and mix well.
Pour this over the rice and mix well.
Serve.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Cook some rice and allow it to cool down.. You have to fluff it up |
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| Now take some narthangai |
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| Cut them open and admire them.. |
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| Squeeze them into a bowl |
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| I squeeze only 1 citron |
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| you got to strain it |
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| Juice done |
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| I dont throw the skin, we make pachadi with it.. will share it soon. |
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| Now heat some oil in a kadai |
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| Add peanuts in |
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| followed by some urad dal |
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| Add in cumin and mustard seeds |
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| fry them till golden |
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| add in some cut dry red chillies |
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| and some curry leaves |
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| sprinkle some asafoetida over |
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| saute them well..cook till the peanuts are golden |
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| add in turmeric powder |
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| and some salt |
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| mix well |
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| now take it off the heat |
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| add in the citron juice in |
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| mix well |
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| all done |
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| pour this over the rice |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
Are the peanuts roasted previously or is it raw?
Aarthi
@Anonymousit is already lightly roasted ones
Sre
Nice and good effort. Keep going.
Pushpa
Don't waste that skin. just cut it and do pickles.