Chitranna: Flavourful Zesty
Lemon Rice

Name: Chitranna: Flavourful Zesty ~Lemon Rice~
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups Cooked rice (preferably basmati); 3 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tbsp Urad dal; 1 tbsp Chana da; 2-3 Dried red chillies; 10-12 Curry leaves; 2 Green chillies; 1/4 cup Peanuts; 10-12 Cashew nuts; to taste Salt; 2 tbsp Oil

30 mins

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Lemon Rice, also known as Chitranna, is a popular South Indian rice dish bursting with zesty lemon flavour and aromatic spices. This vibrant yellow rice gets its citrusy tang from freshly squeezed lemon juice, while turmeric lends its sunny hue. Tempered with mustard seeds, lentils, curry leaves, and green chillies, each mouthful of lemon rice is an explosion of taste and texture.

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3 cupsCooked rice (preferably basmati)

3 tbspLemon juice

1/2 tspTurmeric powder

1 tspMustard seeds

1 tbspUrad dal

1 tbspChana da

2-3 Dried red chillies

10-12Curry leaves

2Green chillies

1/4 cupPeanuts

10-12Cashew nuts

to tasteSalt

2 tbspOil