Lemon Rice Recipe with Cucumber Raita

Lemon Rice is a south Indian cuisine served as a main course or a side dish. It is a lemon-flavored rice recipe with a bite of urad dal, chana dal, and peanuts. One plus point of this recipe is that Lemon Flavoured Rice can also be made from leftover rice.

This recipe is not only simple and easy but very quick and healthy as well. If you are suffering from a disturbed tummy or trying to lose weight then Lemon Rice is a perfect addition to your meal.

 

Ingredients

• Rice- 200 gram
• Freshly grated coconut- 4 tablespoon
• Peanuts- 2 tablespoon
• Water- 1 1/4 cup
• Oil- 1 tablespoon
• Salt, as per taste
• Urad dal (Split Black gram)- 1 teaspoon
• Dry chilies- 3
• Chana dal (Split Chickpeas) – 1 teaspoon
• Mustard Seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
• Asafoetida(Hing)- a pinch
• Curry Leaves- 6-8
• Corriander leaves to garnish
• Lemon Juice- 1 tablespoon

 

Serving: 2

Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes

 

 

Lemon Rice Recipe

 

 

Wash rice a couple of times with clean water and pressure cook it with 2 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt for 2-3 whistles on medium flame.

In a round bottom pan, add oil and heat it on medium flame.

We will begin with tempering. Add mustard, seeds in oil.

Once the seeds crackle, add Asafoetida, Dry chilies, curry leaves, peanuts, and grated coconut and stir it continuously.

Now add urad dal and chana dal and stir it.

Now mix steamed rice to it and fresh lemon juice and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Lemon Rice is ready to serve with fresh coriander leaves.

Serve it hot with cucumber raita.

 

 

Cucumber Raita

 

Raita is an Indian cuisine. It is served as a side dish, dip, or a sauce. The main ingredient of raita is yogurt. Different vegetables are added in raita. Ingredients used in raita are very low in calories which makes this recipe very healthy.

 

Ingredients

• Yogurt – 2 cups
• Cucumber – 2 medium size
• Chopped Green chilli-1
• Salt – according to taste
• Roasted cumin – 1 teaspoon
• Chopped Green coriander – 2 tablespoon

 

Serving: 2

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

 

Cucumber Raita Recipe

 

 

 

 

Wash, peel and chop cucumber into small pieces and take into a small bowl.

Add green chili, salt, coriander leaves, and roasted cumin in yogurt and mix it thoroughly.

Now add this yogurt mixture to cucumber mash and mix well.

Cucumber raita is ready.

 

 

 

 

Both Lemon Rice and Cucumber Raita recipes are tasty, easy to cook, healthy, and low budget recipes.

 

 

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