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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Lemon Rice / Chitrannam

me and my sisters favorite dish.my mahesh don't like this.It is a must in any festive menus. Lemon Rice is a popular dish in Andhra. .

INGREDIENTS

Rice 2 cups
Small Onion 1( Chopped lengthwise)
Green Chillies 5
Cilantro
coconut
Mustard seeds 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tbsp
Few Curry leaves
Red Chilli 2
Peanuts 1 tbsp
Cashews 1 tbsp
Chana Dal 1 tbsp
Urad Dal 1 tbsp
Large Lemons 2
Oil 3 tbsp

PREPARATION

1. Cook the Rice. Place it in a wide tray to cool it down.

2. Heat oil, add mustard seeds. When they pops add Cumin seeds, Peanuts, Cashews, Chana dal, Urad dal, Red chilli, Curry leaves. When the nuts are roasted add onions. Cook till the onions are soft.

3. Grind green chillies and coconut with just some salt. Dont make it a paste. Add this mixture to the cooked onions. Simmer it for 5 mins and switchoff the stove.

4.Add the above mixture of nuts and onion to the rice and mix well very gently so that the rice grains does not break.. Add salt and lemon juice as per your taste. Garnish with Cilantro.yummy yummy lemon rice ready to serve.



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