This Lemon rice recipe or lime rice recipe recipe is a South Indian rice recipe. It is easy and quick and simple to make. If the steamed rice - plain rice is ready, you can make it in 5 minutes. You may also make this with a day old leftover rice.

It is served for breakfast, lunch or dinner in the Southern states of India.

It is a good rice dish for taking for picnic or as a lunch to school or office. It is served at festivals, wedding feasts, parties and get togethers.

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How to make lemon rice

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Ingredients for lemon rice

Cooked plain rice - 2 cups

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Green chillies - 1 or 2

Groundnuts(peanuts) - 8-10 no.

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander leaves (Cilantro) - 1 tbsp chopped

Curry leaves - 4-5

Salt - 1/2 teaspoon or to taste

fresh grated coconut (optional) - 2-3 tbsp

For Seasoning

vegetable Oil - 1 tablespoon

Bengal gram dal - 1/2 tea spoon

Urad (black gram)dal - 1/2 tea spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Preparation

chop/slit chilli

chop coriander leaves

Cool rice

Cooking Method

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When they stop crackling, add peanuts, Bengal gram dal and urad dal. Fry for 5 seconds but do not let them burn.
3. Add asafetida, turmeric powder
4. Add chopped chillies, curry leaves. Fry for 5 seconds.
5. Take off the pan from the stove and let it cool a little.
6. add cooked rice, lemon juice, salt, chopped coriander leaves
7. Mix well.

Lime rice is ready. Serve it as a meal by itself or with a cucumber or tomato salad and papad.

Tips:

The steamed rice should be cooked but not too soft. Each grain should still be separate otherwise the lime rice will be sticky rice.

Fresh grated coconut is always added to this rice dish but if planning to keep for long, you may add dry deccicated coconut instead of fresh coconut or omit it.

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