LEMON RICE RECIPE

 Today we are going to prepare lemon rice my favorite. This is a rice based dish widely prepared in south India. It is also called chitranna.
    It is prepared by mixing cooked rice with a special seasoning.Its flavorful sour rice recipe, because of lemon.This dish can be easily made in minute's if we already have freshly cooked rice or leftover rice.
    In temple's it is offered to GOD and served as prasadam. We can make this recipe for festivals and also for special occasions.
 INGREDIENTS
  • Cooked rice
  • Lemons 2 
  • Groundnuts 3 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Pinch of hing(asafoetida)
  • Turmeric powder 1 tsp
  • Oil 3 tbsp
  • Green chilies 4 
  • Salt as per taste
  • Red chilies 2 
  • Chana dal 1 tbs
  • Urad dal 1 tsp
Procedure
1.Heat oil in a pan.Add peanuts fry them and keep aside.
2.Add chana dal,urad dal,cumin seeds,mustard seeds,red chilies, green chilies, let them splutter.
3.Add curry leaves, turmeric powder,hing and peanuts, give it a stir.
4.Take cooked rice add salt and mix it properly.
5.Remove the seeds of lemon and squeeze it in rice.mix them and taste it, add salt if any needed.

6.Our lemon rice is ready to be served.serving 2 persons.

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