Simple Way to Make Speedy Chitranna/ lemon rice

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chitranna/ lemon rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

rice recipe or chitranna recipe from karnataka. spices and lemon juice. having said that, the chitranna rice can also be made with freshly cooked rice too. but extra precautions have to be taken. Chitranna is a type of fried recipe which is very widely prepared in Karnataka. Yes, making this amazingly delicious & refreshing lemon rice is very easy. It is also known as Chitranna in Kannada and nimmakaya pulihora in Telugu.

Chitranna/ lemon rice is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Chitranna/ lemon rice is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chitranna/ lemon rice using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chitranna/ lemon rice:

1. Get uncooked rice
2. Get oil
3. Take mustard seeds
4. Take cumin seeds
5. Take dry red chilly
6. Make ready udad dal
7. Prepare hing
8. Take turmeric powder
9. Prepare curry leaves
10. Take green chilly
11. Get Mustard powder
12. Take peanuts
13. Prepare roasted chana
14. Prepare Juice from 1/2 a lime
15. Take Salt per taste
16. Make ready Garnish
17. Prepare Coconut
18. Prepare Cilantro
19. Make ready Cashews

This type of chitranna or lemon rice is in practice across malnad region of Karnataka. The Lemon Rice Recipe also known as Elumichai Sadam in Tamil or Chitranna in Karnataka is a rice that is packed with flavors from lemon, green chillies and curry leaves. To make chitranna, which translates to "mixed rice" in Kannada, bright yellow rice, colored Squeeze juice from lemon into chitranna. Lemon rice is a rice-based dish widely prepared in South India.

Instructions to make Chitranna/ lemon rice:

1. Cook the rice with 1 and half cup water so it becomes fluffed and grains are non sticky.
2. Heat oil in a kadhai. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Once they crackle add udad dal, hing, dry red chilly, curry leaves, green chillyand turmeric powder.
3. Now add peanuts and roasted chana(dalia) to this. Roast the peanuts until crisp.
4. Add this tempering to the cooked and cooled rice. Add salt, mustard powder and lemon juice. Mix well.
5. Garnish with coconut, cilantro and cashews.
6. Option to use grated raw mango instead of lemon. Enjoy this quick wholesome dish.

To make chitranna, which translates to "mixed rice" in Kannada, bright yellow rice, colored Squeeze juice from lemon into chitranna. Lemon rice is a rice-based dish widely prepared in South India. This recipe is also one of a kind as it doesn't get easily spoiled. It is the best to pack in lunch boxes when going on long trips. Lemon rice and Chitranna rice have common ingredients and method, but they differ in taste and flavor.

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