Lemon Rice : Lemon rice is a South Indian recipe. Lemon rice has a tangy taste. Made with basic ingredients like boiled rice and Indian spices, lemon juice is a great way to make this easy and tasty lemon rice recipe in a jiffy.
Lemon rice makes a convenient meal on a busy day and is perfect to carry in a lunch box as the rice tastes even better after a few hours. Lemon rice is often considered a very easy and long-lasting dish for travel.
Lemon rice is a very simple recipe that can be made quickly and with very few ingredients. Let’s find out how to make lemon rice!
Ingredients for making lemon rice:
500 grams basmati rice
One or two onions
One teaspoon chaat masala
Juice of one big lemon
Half bowl of curd
Half bowl of peanuts
Finely chopped coriander leaves
Half teaspoon black salt
White salt according to taste
Half bowl of ghee
Half teaspoon turmeric
Method of making lemon rice
First of all, soak the rice in water for half an hour. This will make the rice fluffy. On the middle flame, put two teaspoons of ghee in the pan and fry the peanuts well and take them out in a bowl.
Put the cooker on medium flame and add half a bowl of ghee. When the ghee is hot, add half a teaspoon of cumin and half a teaspoon of mustard seeds. When the tempering crackles, add finely and long-sized chopped onions and fry for 2 to 3 minutes. When the onions are fried well, add half a teaspoon of turmeric, half a teaspoon of chaat masala and half a teaspoon of black salt and mix.
When the spices are mixed well, add rice to it and fry it for 2 to 3 minutes. Once the rice and spices are mixed, add half a bowl of curd and lemon juice and mix well. Use water as per requirement and let it boil once.