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    Home » Recipes » Rice Varieties » Heralekai Chitranna | Citron Lime Rice

    Heralekai Chitranna | Citron Lime Rice

    Published : Nov 14,2019 | Last Updated On : Sep 3, 2021 by Muktha

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    Heralekai Chitranna | Citron Lime Rice with step by step pictures and short video . Citron Lime referred as Heralekai in Kannada, Narthangai in Tamil is used to make this delicious and tasty rice preparation . Basically , lime rice is a temper rice with additional lime juice into it . But in this recipe Heralekai Gojju / Citron Lime Masala Paste is used , to make Heralekai Chitranna .

    Heralekai Chitranna

    Heralekai Gojju / Masala Paste has a shelf life of 15 -20 days , when refrigerated. So whenever I will be out of home for a week or more , I prepare this Gojju and refrigerate . So that men at home can make their own Heralekai Chitranna , just by adding rice and hot oil . Also according to season , I do Mavinakayi Chitranna Gojju | Raw Mango Rice , Nimbehuli Chitranna Gojju | Masala Lemon Rice and Puliyogare Gojju | Tamarind Rice to make it easier for men at home to cook their own food when I am out of town. Just sneak - peek into the above recipes and help your husband to cook their own food when needed.

    Heralekai chitranna is a delicious rice with spice, tang and hint of bitterness from Citron. Though procedure to make Heralekai Chitranna is same as any other Chitranna gojju / masala paste , ingredients list significantly varies and so is the taste. Citron Lime is used as one of the best home remedy for " Pitta Dosha ". Hence , addition of groundnuts are not used in this Citron lime rice , has it may not be effective for health benefits.

    Health Benefits of Citron

    Citron lime juice is a wonderful natural remedy to balance the acid secretions in the gut. Problems like flatulence, bloating, nausea and constipation can be overcome with citron juice. Also the strong anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of citron work well to lower any acute or chronic pain in the body. As Citron belongs to Citrus family its undoubtedly rich in Vitamin C and boosts immune system. And also its rich potassium levels adds on to stabilize blood pressure and improves heart health . What more you need from a seasonal fruit than this , to add it in your diet?????

    As its season of this wonderful citrus fruit , I try to incorporate into my diet. Whenever Citron Lime is available I make sure , I make this chitranna , Sweet & Salt Citron Lime Juice and Citron Lime Pickle. I am literally drooling now as I mentioned , Citron Lime Pickle. Because it's one of the tastiest pickle with tang , spice and bitterness. I totally love it , going to share the recipe soon , stay tuned on my Facebook and Instagram for updates on this.

    Other Karnataka Style Tempered Rice Recipes on blog are :

    • Masala Chitranna
    • No Onion No Garlic , Easy Chitranna
    • Mavinakayi Chitranna
    • Puliyogare

    RECIPE CARD FOR HERALEKAI CHITRANNA | CITRON LIME JUICE

    Heralekai Chitranna

    Heralekai Chitranna | Citron Lime Rice Recipe

    Heralekai Chitranna | Citron Lime Rice : It is a tasty rice preparation from Karnataka Cuisine made with juice of Citron Lime .It's a delicious rice with spice, tang and hint of bitterness from Citron.
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    Course: Breakfast, Main Course
    Cuisine: Andhra, Karnataka
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings : 8 people
    Calories / Serving : 273
    Author: Muktha H S

    Ingredients 

    • 2 -3 No's Citron Lime or ½ cup Citron Lime Juice
    • 1 no Onion sliced ,large
    • 1 ½ teaspoon Salt or as required

    To Dry Roast

    • 8 no's Kashmiri Red Chilli
    • 1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds
    • 1 ½ tablespoon Cumin / Jeera Seeds

    To Blend

    • ½ cup Fresh Coconut grated
    • 10-12 no Garlic cloves or 1 Garlic pod
    • ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • ½ inch Cinnamon stick
    • 1 no Clove ,small
    • Above dry roasted spices

    To Temper

    • 4 tablespoon Sesame Oil or any cooking oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
    • 1 tablespoon Chana Dal
    • 2 tablespoon Urad Dal
    • 1 spring Curry Leaves
    • ½ teaspoon Asafoetida

    To mix with rice

    • 1 cup Cooked Rice
    • ½ tablespoon Hot oil
    • ½ teaspoon Salt

    Instructions

    • In a pan , add 8-10 red chillies , 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds and dry roast until there is a pungent smell.
    • Add Cumin seeds and roast on low heat , till it starts to splutter.
    • Turn off the heat , allow it to cool.
    • In a small mixer jar /blender , add fresh grated coconut ,garlic , above roasted spices , turmeric powder , cinnamon and cloves.
    • Blend to a coarse paste without adding water.
    • Whilst , cut open citron lime , squeeze to release juice. Pass juice through mesh filter and discard seeds and set juice aside.

    To prepare Masala Paste / Gojju

    • Heat 4 tablespoon of sesame oil in a pan.
    • Add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds , allow it to crackle.
    • Add 1 tablespoon of Chana dal , 2 tablespoon of urad dal and 1 sprig curry leaves.
    • Saute till it dal turns golden in colour , add asafoetida
    • Now add in sliced onions and saute till it turns translucent.
    • Add the above blend masala , mix well.
    • Cook for 6-8 minutes till masala blends well with onions and starts to release oil at corners.
    • Add 1 ½ teaspoon of salt and mix well.
    • Add citron lime juice and cook for 4-5 minutes on low heat.
    • Turn off the heat , Heralekai Gojju / Citron Lime Masala paste is ready . Once it is cool , store it in a dry glass jar.

    To prepare Hereralekai alekai Chitranna

    • Take 1 cup cooked rice on a plate.
    • Add 2-3 tablespoon of Heralekai Gojju / Heralekai Masala Paste to cooked rice.
    • Add ½ tablespoon of hot oil
    • Mix rice well with gojju using hands.
    • Add ½ teaspoon of salt mix well ,taste and adjust it by adding more gojju or salt , if required.
    • Heralekai Chitranna is ready to serve.

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    Notes

    • Here I have use only 1 cup of rice for serving . With this gojju / masala paste you can make Chitranna upto 7-8 plates of cooked rice.
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    Step by Step Directions to make Heralekai Chitranna | Citron Lime Rice

    In a pan , add 8-10 red chillies , 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds and dry roast until there is a pungent smell.

    Add Cumin seeds and roast on low heat , till it starts to splutter.

    Turn off the heat , allow it to cool.

    In a small mixer jar /blender , add fresh grated coconut ,garlic , above roasted spices , turmeric powder , cinnamon and cloves.

    Blend to a coarse paste without adding water.

    Whilst , cut open citron lime , squeeze to release juice. Pass juice through mesh filter and discard seeds and set juice aside.

    To prepare Masala Paste / Gojju

    Heat 4 tablespoon of sesame oil in a pan.

    Add ½ teaspoon mustard seeds , allow it to crackle. Add 1 tablespoon of Chana dal , 2 tablespoon of urad dal and 1 sprig curry leaves.

    Saute till it dal turns golden in colour , add asafoetida

    Now add in sliced onions and saute till it turns translucent. Add the above blend masala , mix well.

    Cook for 6-8 minutes till masala blends well with onions and starts to release oil at corners.

    Add 1 ½ teaspoon of salt and mix well.

    Add citron lime juice, mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes on low heat.

    Turn off the heat , Heralekai Gojju / Citron Lime Masala paste is ready . Once it is cool , store it in a dry glass jar.

    To prepare Hereralekai alekai Chitranna

    Take 1 cup cooked rice on a plate. Add 2-3 tablespoon of Heralekai Gojju / Heralekai Masala Paste to cooked rice. Add ½ tablespoon of hot oil .

    Mix rice well with gojju using hands.

    Add ½ teaspoon of salt mix well ,taste and adjust it by adding more gojju or salt , if required.

    Heralekai Chitranna is ready to serve.

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