Lemon Rice (Chitranna)
Tangy, bright South Indian rice tempered with mustard, curry leaves, peanuts, and fresh lemon juice — a quick, one-bowl meal that uses leftover rice beautifully.
5mPrep
15mCook
3Servings
230Calories
5gProtein
Ingredients
- 1 cupscooked rice
- 1 tbsplemon juice
- 1 tbsproasted peanuts
- 1 tspmustard seeds
- 1 tspchana dal
- 1 leavescurry leaves
- 1 wholedried red chilies
- 1 tspturmeric
- 1 tbspoil
- 1 tspsalt
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked rice
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp roasted peanuts
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 12 leaves curry leaves
- 2 whole dried red chilies
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Mix lemon juice and turmeric into cooked, cooled rice.
- Heat oil in a pan; add mustard seeds and chana dal; let splutter.
- Add curry leaves, dried chilies, and peanuts; toss 1 minute.
- Pour hot tempering over the lemon-rice; mix gently.
- Season with salt and serve at room temperature or cold.