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Lemon Rice Recipe, Nimmakaya Pulihora, Chitranna Recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Lemon Rice Recipe or Nimmakaya Pulihora or Chitranna is one of the famous South Indian recipes.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Chitranna Recipe, Lemon Rice Recipe, Nimmakaya Pulihora
Servings: 3
Calories: 240 kcal
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • 1 bowl Rice
  • 1 tbsp. Oil
  • ½ tbsp. Mustard seeds
  • ½ tbsp. Cumin seeds
  • 2 tbsp. Chana dal
  • 5 tbsp. Peanuts
  • 1 tbsp. Ginger finely sliced
  • 5-6 No. Green chillies
  • 2 No. Red chillies small size
  • 2 tbsp. Curry leaves
  • A Pinch Asafoetida
  • ½ tbsp. Turmeric powder
  • 1 ½ tbsp. Salt
  • 3 No. Lemon Juice
  • 2 tbsp. Coriander Leaves
Instructions
How to Make Lemon Rice Pulihora South Indian Style:
  1. Wash rice and cook by adding 1:2 ratio of rice and water.

  2. You can also cook outside (electric cooker/microwave) just as you cook for daily use
  3. Once the rice is cooked, let it cool. Keep it aside.
  4. Heat oil in a kadai (frying pan), add peanuts, mustard seeds, chana dal, cumin seeds, finely sliced ginger pieces.

  5. Fry them until the dals change their colour to light brown. Add green chillies and dry red chillies.

  6. When you find mustard seeds crackling, add curry leaves, asafoetida. Fry for 10 seconds more.

  7. Add turmeric powder and stir well. Add this mix to cooked rice.

  8. Once temper is cooled, add lemon extract, stir entire ingredients well. Garnish with coriander leaves.

  9. Lemon Rice Recipe or Nimmakaya Pulihora or Chitranna Recipe is ready.

Recipe Notes
  • If you are cooking for small quantity then use the measurement of 1:2 ratio (rice: water)
  • If you are cooking with old rice then soak it in water for 10-15 minutes before cooking.
  • Take care while putting curry leaves as oil or flame may raise.
  • While taking lemon juice, add little salt so that juice doesn't turn sour.