-- Lemon Rice (Chithranna)

Ingredients:

tsp - tea spoon

1. Rice: 1 pau/2 rice cups

2. Onion: 1 (sliced)

3. Green chilly: 3 to 4 (sliced into two)

4. Peanuts: 1/2 cup (Roast peanuts without any oil on a medium flame and keep it ready)

5. Lemon: One half squeezed lemon juice (You can add more lemon, if you need more savor)

6. Curry leaves: 8 to 10 leaves

7. Turmeric: 1/4 tsp

8. Black gram/Urad dal/Uddinabelay: 1/2 tsp

9. Mustard seeds: 1/4 tsp

10. Asafoetida: One pinch

11. Cilantro/Correander leaves: 1/2 cup

12. Shredded Coconut: 1/2 cup

Rice Preparation: Basmati rice (or rice of your choice)

1. Take one pau/ 2 cups of basmati rice and wash it properly

2. Add 2 pau /5 cups of water into an electric cooker and add rice into it [Ratio-1(rice):2(water)]

3. Once the rice is cooked, open the lid and let the rice get cooled

Note: If you mix hot rice with all the ingredients, your rice will turn into a paste!

Procedure: [Use medium size flame]

1. Take a medium size pan and add 4 to 5 tsp of olive oil/vegetable oil

2. Add black gram and mustard seeds. Wait until the color of black gram turns golden yellow

3. Add green chillies and curry leaves and wait until they slightly start shrinking

4. Add onions and mix well. Reduce the flame and cover the pan with a lid. Wait for about 5 minutes or you see your onions are cooked well

5. Add turmeric and asafoetida and mix well

6. Add roasted peanuts and salt for taste. Mix everything well

7. Now, add cooled rice and mix thoroughly. You shouldn't be seeing any white color of rice

8. Add shredded coconut and lime together and mix it well

9. Finally, add and mix cilantro/correander leaves

Lemon Rice/Chithranna Ready!

Serve with either coconut chutney or yogurt with pickle