Chitraanna (Lemon Rice)

Chitranna or Lemon rice  is a very popular South Indian dish. Lemon juice gives a very refreshing  flavor to the rice. Usually  it is served as a breakfast. This is prepared during festival season as well.

Ingredients :
Cooked White Rice :  2 cups
Ground nuts : half cup
Lemon  : 1
Salt as per the taste
Sugar : 1 spoon (Optional)

Oil : 4 spoons
Turmeric : half spoon
Mustard seeds : 1 spoon
Black gram  seeds or Udad dal : half spoon
Bengal gram seeds or Chana dal :half spoon
Green chillies : 2
Red chilly : 1
Curry leaves : 10


 Method :
1.Take a pan and add 2 spoons oil. Add mustard seeds, black gram  seeds,bengal gram seeds . Once it starts sputtering ,add turmeric, curry leaves, chopped green chilles and red chilly.
2.Add cooker rice, salt, sugar and mix well.
3.Fry ground nuts in two spoons oil separately. Add them to the rice mix .
4.Switch off the gas .Add fried ground nuts, lemon juice and mix well.


Linking this to South Indian Cooking Event Series # 2