My mom used to prepare lemon rice or tamarind rice, mostly with leftover rice. I too feel it is a good alternate instead of wasting the rice. This is very simply but tastes so good.
Ingredients
- Rice – 2 cups
- Lemon juice – 1 (big – which yields 4 to 5 tsp)
- Salt – as per taste
- Mustard seeds – 2 pinch
- Urud dhal (Black gram dal) – 1/2 tsp
- Chana dhal (Bengal gram dal) – 1/2 tsp
- Peanuts – 1 tsp (optional)
- Red chillies (dry) – 2
- Curry leaves – few
- Oil – 2 tsp
Method
- In a bowl, add salt and squeeze the lemon juice.
- In a vessel, add oil, and when hot, add mustard seeds, urud dhal, chana dhal, red chillies and curry leaves.
- Fry till the dhal becomes light brown colour, add in the lemon juice, give a stir and switch off the stove.
- Add this to the rice and mix well.
- Lemon rice is ready to serve.
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yummy n tangy rice…….
A simple but delicious meal to cook when you are feeling lazy and want to have a light day at the kitchen ! I love lemon rice and appalam !
It sounds like a perfect light dish for those upcoming Summer days in Romania, when all I want to eat is ice cream 🙂
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Simple n comforting meal,my fav too
A nice simple dish, that can go terribly wrong if you mess up the quantity of lime juice. And yours seems perfect.
Simple n comfort dish, looks perfect color…
Quick n Easy to make!! I normally add lemon juice to rice after adding the tadka!!! Looks yum!!!
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Lovely color and refreshing flavor…yum..
Absolutely beautiful
lemon rice looks very delicious…beautiful clicks !!!
Love the mild color!! Nice recipe my all time favorite..
Looks delicious..nice colour..
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So simple to prepare yet delicious one..
Simple and easy recipe, perfect one for lunch box
Je fais des pâtes au citron mais pas le riz. A essayer très vite. Il semble délicieux.
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Dear Akila, thank you for visiting my blog and leading me here. I love what I see here and this recipe must be really yummy.
Nice meeting you!
Simple stuff are always the best!!!
Delicious and yummy looking lemon rice. I too am tempted to prepare it this week.
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Sudeep
That rice looks very delicious!
hi akila, first time i come across lemon rice. would like to try of course. have a nice day
Lemon rice is something I love a lot. The temple that I go to make this as prasadham every week and I line up just for it. Looks so colorful.
all time fav…love this tangy n flavor rich rice with potato fry..Yumm!!
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Beautifull done,love the texture of lemon rice and of course the color too!!
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Looks so refreshing and light 🙂
I can survive for many days with this yummy lemon rice,love it.
wow..this looks awesome..;P
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I love this lemony rice preparation..
delicious dear
thanks for your comment! great recipe!
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One of my fav onepot meal..want to taste immediately!!
The lemon rice looks delectable Akila. As for your query about the golden syrup, it is a mixture of maple syrup and sugar syrup. Lyles golden syrup is a very popular brand. This syrup is often used to flavour ice creams, cakes etc.
We never had lemon rice growing up, first i made them was after i had my blog, i love them though; this looks so good the rice fluffed up like that.
We never had lemon rice growing up, first i made them was after i had my blog, i love them though; this looks so good the rice fluffed up like that.
Love this tangy rice, very refreshing and light..
Makes for a simple & hearty meal 🙂
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