Lemon Rice / Chitranna

Ingredients:

• Cooked Rice: 3 cups
• Onion: 1
• Green Chilly: 3-4 (adjust to your taste)
• Mustard Seeds: 1/2 tsp
• Groundnuts / Peanuts: 2 tbsp
• Curry Leaves: 6-7
• Cashew Nuts: 7 (optional)
• Lemon Juice: 1 and 1/2 tbsp (can be increased or decreased according to your taste)
• Turmeric Powder: 2 pinch
• Bengal Gram: 1/2 tsp
• Grated Coconut: 2 tbsp
• Oil: 2 tbsp
• Salt: to taste

Note: Rice grains should be separate when cooked. Before cooking the rice use bit less water than the usual measurement.

Method:

Cooked rice should be at room temperature before using to avoid lumps.

• Heat the oil in the pan.
• Add mustard seeds and let it splutter.
• Add curry leaves and green chilly.
• Add Bengal Gram.
• Add groundnuts, saute for few second.
• Add cashew nuts saute till it gets slightly roasted.
• Add onion and 1/2 tsp salt saute till onion gets slightly golden brown.
• Add turmeric and salt to taste, mix.
• Add cooked rice, mix gently for few seconds.
• Add coconut, mix.
• Turn off the heat.
• Add lemon juice, mix.
•  Lemon Rice / Chitranna is ready to serve.

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