Masala Lemon Rice | Nimbe huli Chitranna
Lemon Rice - Origin from Karnataka : Cooked rice is mixed with freshly ground coconut based masala paste and lemon juice.
Servings 4 People
Calories 214kcal
Ingredients
For Cooking Rice
- 1 Cup Rice
- 2 cups Water
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Ground into Masala Paste
- ⅓ Cup Fresh coconut
- 1 teaspoon Jeera / Cumin seeds
- 2-3 Green chillies or as required
- 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves
- ¾ inch Ginger
- 3-4 Garlic cloves
- 1 pinch turmeric powder
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1-2 Curry leaves Sprig
- 1-2 Dry red chilly broken
- 2 tablespoon Groundnuts / peanuts
- ½ tablespoon Chana Dal
- ½ tablespoon Urad Dal
For Mixing with rice
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 2 tablespoon Chopped coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt or as required.
Instructions
- Wash and soak 1 cup of rice for 10-15 minutes.You can use any kind of regular rice like sona masoori , jeera rice or basmati rice.
- Cook rice by adding 2 cups of water , 1 teaspoon of oil and 1 teaspoon of salt, keep it aside.You can either pressure cook rice , use rice cooker or cook in an open pot.
- In a mixer chutney jar , add ⅓ cup of fresh coconut , 1 teaspoon of jeera / cumin seeds , ¾ inch ginger , 3 medium size garlic cloves , 2 tablespoon of coriander leaves ,pinch of turmeric powder and 2-3 green chillies ,depending on the spice level.Grind to coarse paste without adding water.
- Take a deep cooking pot/pan or kadhai or wok ,heat 2 tablespoon of oil ,add mustard seeds . Allow it to crackle , add curry leaves ,dry red chilli, ground nuts , chana dal , urad dal and fry till it starts changing colour.
- Add grounded masala paste and fry well on medium heat , till oil starts releasing from corners. Turn off the heat. Add ½ tablespoon lemon juice , salt and mix well.
- Mix in cooked rice ,½ teaspoon of salt ,½ tablespoon of lemon juice and coriander leaves . Mix well everything and serve .
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Nutrition
Calories: 214kcal