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Lemon Rice Recipe

Yields3 ServingsPrep Time5 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time20 mins

Lemon rice recipe otherwise called as elumichai sadham in Tamil language, is basically an authentic rice-based dish from the South Indian cuisine.

lemon rice recipe

 1 cup Par Boiled Rice
 1 Lemon (medium & fresh)
 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
 ½ tsp White Urad Dal (broken)
 2 Green Chilli
 1 Twig Curry Leaves
 1 Inch ginger (grated)
 ½ tsp Chana Dal
 1 pinch Asafoetida
 ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
 5 Cashews (roasted)
 2 tsp Groundnut Oil
 1 tsp Coriander Leaves
 Salt and Water as Required
Boil The Rice
1

Wash and soak the par boiled rice for half an hour.

2

After a while, drain the water and transfer the rice to a small wok and add two cups of fresh water to it and close it with a lid.

3

Cook it in medium flame for 10-12 minutes approximately and when the rice is cooked up completely, drain the `kanji` (rice water) from it and turn off the stove

4

Transfer the rice to a plate and spread it evenly.

5

Let it cool for some time.

Temper The Ingredients
6

Place a skillet in the stove and keep it in medium flame.

7

When it is heated add one or two teaspoons of groundnut oil in it.

8

After few seconds, tip in a teaspoon of mustard seeds to it and when it splutters, lower the flame and drop two slit green chillies to it.

9

Now, scatter the measured quantities of chana dhal and urad dhal to it and fry till golden brown

10

Similarly, tip in the grated ginger to it and drop the cashews and roasted peanuts into the skillet and roast well.

11

Here you add the curry leaves and let it sizzle

12

At this stage, add a pinch of asafoetida ,half a teaspoon of turmeric and the required salt to it.

13

At last, squeeze a lemon to the roasted ingredients, stir well and switch off the stove

14

Now transfer the tempered ingredients to the rice and stir gently.

15

Let it get mixed up evenly and finally garnish with some finely chopped coriander leaves and keep it aside.

16

Let the mixture get absorbed well by the rice for some time

17

After a while, serve this tangy treat with potato fry, kothamalli thuvyal and appalam.

18

Spruce it up with crunchy potato or banana chips and serve for kids.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 200 g

Servings 0

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1030
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 38g59%
Total Carbohydrate 174g58%
Protein 23g46%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.