Tuesday, August 14, 2012

LEMON RICE



This is the most popular dish made in South Indian homes. You can make use of your left over rice too. Because of the tanginess from the lemon juice this does not spoil easily and hence it is always a preferred dish to carry during journeys and picnics.

Ingredients:
Cooked rice .......... 2 cups ( Can also use the left over rice)
Ginger .................. 1 tbsp. (grated)
Green chillies ....... 1-2 slit
Lime juice ............. 2-3 tbsp.
Turmeric powder ... 1/4 tsp.
Salt .......................... to taste
Oil

Tempering:
Mustard seeds ......... 1 tbsp.
Cumin seeds ............ 1 tsp.
Dry red chillies ......... 1-2
Asofoetida .................. a pinch
Curry leaves ............. 8-10
Chana dal .................. 1 tbsp. (soaked for 1-2 hrs)
Peanuts ..................... 1 tbsp.

Method:

1. Heat a little oil in a pan and add the tempering ingredients.
2. Fry till the seeds crackle and then add ginger and green chillies.
3. Mix the lime juice into the rice and add turmeric powder. Check the salt.

4. Now add the rice to the tempering and stir well.
5. Finally add the coriander leaves.

21 comments:

  1. I wish i had a plate of this delicous lemon rice and that rasom in the earlier post just looks so so yumm.

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    1. Hmmm ....South Indian dishes are my fav. too.....

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  2. Glad to see that you are back and once again active on this blog. I love this recepie...it tastes good with coconut chutney

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    1. Thanks Amrita.
      I am glad that you are visiting my blog regularly.....any kind of suggestions to improve the blog will be most welcome.

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  3. Wow! delicious rice..very cute click too..first time here and you have a wonderful space..I'm following you..

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    1. Thanks Nithu Bala for ur sweet comments.
      I did visit ur blog and u have a good collection of recipes...will surely try out some.

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  4. Beautiful looking rice.. and i have started my event Treat to Eyes series-2, do participate:)

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  5. This is some beautiful rice...and so many brilliant spices. I just want a big platter in front of me that I can munch on all day long. Sounds absolutely wonderful. Thank you very much for sharing it with BSI:Lemons this week :D

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  6. Nice and simple dish. By the by Awards r waiting 4 u pls collect them.

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    1. Wow.. thanks for the awards.. I am honoured !

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  7. I bet this smells amazing! Love all those flavors in there - perfect!

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    1. Yes dear.. it does smell and taste nice and lemony

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  8. This is going to the very top of my recipe planner next week! I don't know if I'll be able to wait that long. I am in love with all of the spices and ginger and lemon in this. I bet it would be perfect served with fish or chicken.

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  9. This looks & sounds delicious! Thank you for stopping by my blog on WW! We hope you'll visit again! Happy Thursday!

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    1. Thanks .. and I'll surely visit
      You too keep coming for more recipes

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  10. Lemon rice and your carrot rice look lovely Shoba :)

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  11. yummmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :) healthy and simple and easy for me toooo :)

    Bikram's

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