Lemon rice is one of the most popular South Indian rice recipes. It is a comfort food for many and is very simple to make even with leftover rice! Follow this simple recipe by Hyderabadi Ruchulu to make lemon rice at home easily.
Coarsely grind green chillies and ginger
Let's prepare tempering now
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in pan
Add 1 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds and fry
After a minute, add 2 tablespoons black gram, 2 tablespoons bengal gram
Fry for some time and add groundnuts
As they start to change colour, add dried chillies
As they start to change colour, add curry leaves and fry
Fry for a minute and add coarsely grinded ginger and green chillies
Fry for some time and add 1 teaspoon turmeric powder and mix
Tempering is ready now
Cut off the stove
To the cooked rice, add salt and mix
Add lemon juice and mix
Add the prepared tempering to the rice and mix
Add sesame seeds powder and mix
This step is optional
This recipe could be made with left over rice also
Serve!
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