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Lemon Rice/Chitrannam



Lemon rice or chitrannam is a classic South Indian rice recipe. It is also served as prasadam in temples. The tangy rice with its inviting fresh aroma is hard to resist. If you have left over rice this is a great option for lunch/dinner.Serve it with roasted potatoes, papads and pickle and it makes a  simple and elegant meal.


Ingredients

Cooked Basmathi rice- 3 cups
Chana dal- 1/4 cup
Urad dal- 1 tsp
Peanut- 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Ginger sliced- 1 inch thick
Green chilly slit- 3
Dry red chilly- 3
Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp
Hing or asafoetida 1/3 tsp
Lemon juice-  1 1/2 lemon
ghee- 1/2 tsp
oil- 2 tbs
Curry leaves- a few



For this recipe, you need two cups of freshly cooked rice or leftover rice.
Dry roast peanuts or cashew nuts and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and when they splutter add curry leaves, dry red chilly and chana dal, and urad dal and fry till golden brown. Add turmeric and hing and saute for a few seconds. Next, add chopped ginger and slit green chilly and fry till there is a nice aroma of ginger. Add in the rice and the lemon juice and mix well and fry the rice for a minute. Serve with pickle and papad.

Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy..

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  1. Santosh BangarNovember 1, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    lemon rice is so tempting ad inviting grab it

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  2. MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.November 1, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    Truly impressive and mouthwatering recipe Dear. Yummm clicks with delicious presentation.Luv it.

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  3. Hamaree RasoiNovember 1, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    Delicious and colorful looking lemon rice. Excellent preparation.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  4. ShriNovember 1, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Always satisfying!

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  5. chef and her kitchenNovember 1, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    one of my all time fav rice...looks delicious

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  6. divyaNovember 1, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Looks so colorful and inviting, Luv all those clicks

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  7. PushpaNovember 1, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Comforting and delicious lemon rice.

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  8. SravsNovember 1, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Nice comfort and delicious lemon rice !! I almost make weekly once for my lunch box :)

    Ongoing Event - Festive Food

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  9. aipiNovember 1, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    An all time fav dear ~ the color looks so very appetizing!
    USMasala

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  10. KurryleavesNovember 1, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    lemon rice looks really tempting...

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  11. SajiNovember 1, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    My all tym fav

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  12. UnknownNovember 1, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Adipoli lemon rice..ente favorite!

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  13. PriyankaNovember 1, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    A mouth-watering dish. I just love Lemon Rice and thanks to u I can make it now...
    Lovely color too :)

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  14. Reshmi MaheshNovember 1, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Lovely color of this yummy rice..

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  15. Priya SureshNovember 1, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Never say no to lemon rice, can survive for many days with it.

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  16. Vineetha SushNovember 1, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    What a lovely colour,soo soo tempting.

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  17. RachanaNovember 1, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Love this flavourful and delicious rice.

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  18. UrmiNovember 1, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    Lemon rice looks delicious, flavourful, yummy and mouth watering.

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  19. AminaNovember 1, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    fabulous colour... delicious..

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  20. AmilaNovember 1, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    wow!!
    Event- Midweek Fiesta

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  21. UnknownNovember 1, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    Flavourful and comfort meal..looks very inviting

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  22. PremaNovember 1, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    wow our family fav rice,luv it...

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  23. Padhu SankarNovember 1, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Lemons rice looks so tempting.Nice pic

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  24. SuhainaNovember 2, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    wow..it looks very appetising. love the colour.

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  25. UnknownNovember 2, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    Lemon rice looks so inviting and flavorful.

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  26. Kaveri VenkateshNovember 2, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    My daughter's favorite...she took it for her lunch today...looks very delicious

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  27. Gopika RamNovember 2, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    I love lemon rice. Such an easy yet yummy recipe :) Yours looks yumm

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  28. Nazarina ANovember 2, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    I have bookmarked this really gorgeous rice dish! I could eat it by the spoonfuls!

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  29. Treat and TrickNovember 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Beautiful looking and so yum!

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  30. JishasKitchenNovember 2, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    enikku vayya,,,ethu kalakki....kidilam lemon rice....yellow color adipoli aayittundu...

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  31. ElaichiiNovember 2, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    Tangy & yummy!

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  32. ShylajaNovember 2, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Lemon rice looks perfect and delicious

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  33. MélangeNovember 3, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    One rice I always loved and the flavour I admired.Yum !

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