Chithrannam/Lemon Rice

  

Chithrannam or Lemon rice is a South Indian Rice recipe,very common and indeed very easy to prepare.All these South Indian seasoned rice recipes-Lemon Rice,

Tamarind Rice

TomatoRice

Curd Rice

Coconut Rice, Jaggery Rice,Sesame Rice etc are very ideal to carry as a travel pack for they do not get spoilt(coconut rice is an exception) and is easy to carry for it doesnt really require much accompaniments other than probably a Papad or Sago fritters or some pickle.

Ingredients:

Juice of 1 big lemon
Ginger-25g(Pounded)
Green Chillies-4(pounded)
Basmati Rice-1 cup(200 ml)
Water-2 cups
Oil-1 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Onion-1/2 (chopped fine)-optional
Dry Red chilli-2 or 3(broken into pieces)
Mustard seed-1/2 tsp
Curry leaves-2 sprigs


Method

Cook rice with a little salt added.(For beginners-Grains should not become mushy-You may cook 1 cup rice with 2 cups of water{Depending on the quality of rice,you may have to add 2 tbsp more or less of water at times} in a Microwave oven(750W) at high). Leave it to cool. Now prepare the seasoning. Heat oil in a wok.Add mustard seeds,dry red chilli, curry leaves,onion(should become transluscent), ginger, green chillies,turmeric powder and lemon juice, in the same order.Saute them for a couple of minutes.Now add the seasoning to the cooked rice. Mix everything well with a wooden ladle. Serve it with Sontagi/Papad/Vadiyalu/Chips/Sago Fritters.