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Home » RICE VARIETIES » Lemon rice recipe | Best variety rice

Lemon rice recipe | Best variety rice

December 13, 2012 by Raks Anand 48 Comments / Jump to Recipe

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Lemon rice recipe is the simplest and best of all variety rice. I love it, so enjoy the process of making. Step by step recipes.

All mixed rice varieties are my favorite. I can eat without getting tired even every day for lunch. I just hate the usual cooking sambar, poriyal,kootu, rasam 😯. Give me a mixed rice and some vadams, I will be the most happiest person in the world. But I know most of the guys and kids hate this lemon rice. One main reason could be they got bored out of the lemon rice lunch box.

Even I have heard elders speaking about a wife giving lemon rice for the hubbys/ kids lunch box like a sin!  At my home also no exception. Vj never like variety rice, so do Aj. Aj dont even touch lemon rice or tamarind rice/ coconut rice. He likes only spicy, masala kind of rice like tomato rice/ pulao, biryani. Ah, look at the taste of this guy! Spicy lover 😎.

But one fine day, when I was talking to Vj something about lemon rice, he told, who said I don’t like lemon rice, I do like if I get thenga chutney as side dish. First I thought he is talking about thenga thogayal. Then he again said thenga chutney ground with pottu kadalai and a bit water to add. I was surprised as I heard that for first time. Then when I was talking to Jeyashri, I was expecting her too to get surprised by that combination.

But when She too joined and said yeah I too like that combination and people DO eat like that, then I knew I only had no idea about that combination😌. And yes I tried it twice after that with chutney, its really awesome. So you too can try this. May be you love it?!
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Lemon rice recipe

Lemon rice recipe is the simplest and best of all variety rice. I love it, so enjoy the process of making. Step by step recipes.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 3
Cup measurements

Ingredients

  • 2 & 1/2 cup Cooked rice
  • 2 Lemon small size Indian lemon
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric
  • Salt - As needed

To temper

  • 2 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard
  • 1 tsp Urad dal
  • 1 tbsp Chana dal
  • 3 tbsp Peanuts
  • 3 Red chilli
  • 4 Green chilli
  • ⅛ tsp Asafoetida
  • 1 Curry leaves

Instructions

  • Cook rice with water ratio 1 :2 for 3 whistles. After done, transfer to a broad bowl and add a tsp of oil and a tsp of salt and mix carefully once and keep aside.
  • Squeeze lemon and collect the juice. Heat a kadai/ pan with oil, add mustard, once spluttered, add urad dal, channa dal, peanuts and redchilli. Fry till golden.
  • Then add green chillies, curry leaves, asafoetida and turmeric. Give a quick stir and add the lemon juice. If you want you can add a tbsp of water and switch off the stove. Add salt and mix well.
  • Add it to the cooled rice and mix well. Adjust salt, sesame oil as desired.

Notes

  • After tempering, just switch off the stove and add lemon juice if you don’t want to loose the vitamins. You can also directly squeeze the lemon over the cooked rice like my mom does.
  • Add turmeric generously. Then only you may get the colour.
  • Adding red chillies and green chillies help a lot in flavour + spiciness.
  • I used basmati rice , but you can use any rice or even do with left over rice.
  • Give some standing time for the lemon rice to get the tastes incorporated well.
  • Usually the tanginess should be more when you taste immediately. But later it will get absorbed and taste balanced.

Lemon rice method:

    1. Cook rice with water ratio 1 :2 for 3 whistles. After done, transfer to a broad bowl and add a tsp of oil and a tsp of salt and mix carefully once and keep aside.ulundogarai-step1
    2. Squeeze lemon and collect the juice. Heat a kadai/ pan with oil, add mustard, once spluttered, add urad dal, channa dal, peanuts and redchilli. Fry till golden.step 1
    3. Then add green chillies, curry leaves, asafoetida and turmeric. Give a quick stir and add the lemon juice. If you want you can add a tbsp of water and switch off the stove. Add salt and mix well.step 2
    4. Add it to the cooled rice and mix well. Adjust salt, sesame oil as desired.mix

I totally love this simple quick lunch – Lemon rice, curd rice + mango thokku and homemade javvarisi vadam (thanks mami). And ofcourse Vj’s favorite side for this is Coconut chutney!

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  1. dishesfrommykitchen

    December 13, 2012 at 4:56 am

    Raji Seriously we used to make this combination always..and particularly dad love to eat lemon rice only with this combo.. Its really wonderful combo 🙂

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  2. uma shankar

    December 13, 2012 at 4:56 am

    Yummy lemon rice!well captured!

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  3. Veena Theagarajan

    December 13, 2012 at 5:01 am

    I love to have it with Coconut chutney also..nice clicks
    http://great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com

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  4. Premalatha Aravindhan

    December 13, 2012 at 5:05 am

    wow Aishu's fav,most of the time she ask me to pack lemon rice…wonderful spread…

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  5. prathibha Garre

    December 13, 2012 at 5:11 am

    I love lemon rice- i prefer it to be spicy,tangy,hot and soft at the same time..nice spread

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  6. Nivedhanams Sowmya

    December 13, 2012 at 5:21 am

    We love lemon rice too.. Quick, simple and tongue tickling!!! love your tips and notes!!!
    Sowmya
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  7. lata raja

    December 13, 2012 at 5:35 am

    Same scenario here; I like variety rice and raja does not so I hardly make. But I will soon convince him just for a day showing your picture with the thayir sadham and the vadams, that may tempt him too.

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  8. Chitra

    December 13, 2012 at 6:11 am

    Its my fav , but sen is like anna. Have to ask whether he too likes with coconut chutney. Feeling hungry now, u tempted me a lot 😉

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  9. Janani

    December 13, 2012 at 6:13 am

    Looks really good. And the rice is so perfectly cooked. May I know how you get so fluffy and thin grained rice? What brand of Basmati rice you use?

    Reply
  10. Gayathri NG

    December 13, 2012 at 6:18 am

    Hi Raji How r u?
    Nice combo and neatly presented…

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  11. Jeyashrisuresh

    December 13, 2012 at 7:22 am

    Though i am not a big fan of Lemon rice i love this when there is coconut chutney.

    Reply
  12. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

    December 13, 2012 at 7:55 am

    Raks have u tried the same thengai chutney with Vegetable fried rice and pulao ? if not pls try now ! divine ! my fav combination ! tooo thengai chutney well go with variety rice

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  13. Shama Nagarajan

    December 13, 2012 at 7:58 am

    super inviting

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  14. Priti S

    December 13, 2012 at 9:10 am

    Love this too….the spread looks so yum

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  15. Hamaree Rasoi

    December 13, 2012 at 9:17 am

    WE love lemon rice at home very much. My son likes to take it in his tiffin box.

    Reply
  16. Aruna Manikandan

    December 13, 2012 at 9:28 am

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  17. Aruna Manikandan

    December 13, 2012 at 9:29 am

    simple and delicious rice raji, We also love to have with coconut chutney, but I prepare it slightly in a different way 🙂

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  18. Nithu Bala

    December 13, 2012 at 9:49 am

    Wonderful Combo which I never miss! Beautiful Clicks.

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  19. Kaveri Venkatesh

    December 13, 2012 at 11:11 am

    Lemon rice and coconut chutney sounds yum Raji…like the sabudana vadam on the pic..its my favorite…Nice pictures

    Reply
  20. revathi

    December 13, 2012 at 11:11 am

    So that is the secret combo ..:) I too didn't have an the slightest clue about this combo.. Your spread looks very inviting..:))
    Reva

    Reply
  21. Priya

    December 13, 2012 at 11:45 am

    Serve me this rice with spicy potato fry,i can have it anytime.

    Reply
  22. RAKS KITCHEN

    December 13, 2012 at 1:36 pm

    Janani, I used India gate Super Basmati rice in this one.

    Reply
  23. Uma Ramanujam

    December 13, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    ha ha..yeah. All guys have strange combination when it comes to eating. Never had chutney along with lemon rice. But i like tangy lemon rice. love the pictures.

    Reply
  24. divya

    December 13, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    Looks absolutely mouthwatering!!

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  25. Suja Manoj

    December 13, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Mouthwatering,yummy tangy rice.

    Reply
  26. Mano Saminathan

    December 13, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    Looks delicious! The photograph is beautiful!

    Reply
  27. Sushma Madhuchandra

    December 13, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    looks very tempting! I always make lemon rice with sona masoori or ponni rice.

    Reply
  28. Sudha Sabarish

    December 13, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    Even me too never heard about this combo.Need to try out next time.

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  29. Sireesha Puppala

    December 13, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    thats fantastic and simple lunch menu..:)

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  30. Leena

    December 13, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    One of my favourite love the pics..

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  31. runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com

    December 14, 2012 at 2:56 am

    I make this whenever I am in a hurry.. its so simple and yet flavourfull that we just love it!

    Reply
  32. Sridhar Natarajan

    December 17, 2012 at 5:28 am

    Very good website. I recently started accessing to ur website and it is really handy and useful

    Reply
  33. Sharmilee! :)

    December 20, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    Wow looks so tempting….have to try lemon rice with coconut chutney next time…beautiful clicks and awesome clarity!

    Reply
  34. kamrul hasan

    December 24, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    i was the looking for the same and related info, what you describe on your article. I found your site through google search. Its helps me a lots and i understood that you are one of skill article writer/ blogger. I wish to follow your way for my own blog http://shironam24.com/ , So I have book marked your blog and hope to visit again to learn more. Thanks for your valuable efforts and time.

    Reply
  35. Bhuvana Keyan

    January 26, 2013 at 11:15 am

    hai Raji. Im bhuvaneswari from salem. ur dishes are excellent& very simple. which place R U lived in salem. reply.

    Reply
  36. RAKS KITCHEN

    January 26, 2013 at 11:16 am

    Near Junction.

    Reply
  37. Shalini Mahesh

    February 1, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    thanks for posting lemon rice 🙂 really liked and tasted it lot 🙂

    Reply
  38. Revathi

    February 22, 2013 at 11:16 am

    Beautiful presented … May I knw wher did u get those wooden bowl.. Looks nice..

    Reply
  39. RAKS KITCHEN

    February 22, 2013 at 11:19 am

    I bought it in Bali, Indonesia

    Reply
  40. Revathi

    February 24, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    Thanks raks…

    Reply
  41. Archana Jathan Karkera

    March 28, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Are they really wooden? or plastic with the wooden-like design?

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  42. Prasad Shrivatsa

    August 29, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    Cooking has been my hobby (not an obligation). Being a man has its advantages as far as kitchen is concerned. Though I have always loved lemon rice, I have never tried cooking it myself. Today, I thought I should learn cooking it and my search engine came up with a few recipe pages including yours.

    You have nicely explained with clear instructions and additional tips. I particularly like the things you have mentioned under "notes".

    Great job! And thanks.

    Reply
  43. Thilak saravanan

    May 8, 2015 at 12:04 am

    Loved the prologue.. More like a neighbor share what happened in their home across the compound wall. ☺, love lemon rice.. Can live with just this.. Anytime!!

    Reply
  44. kamalaveni

    February 4, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    It's a book marked recipe. It's really useful for me thanks for sharing

    Reply
  45. Ashley

    February 7, 2016 at 4:33 am

    Rak you ROCK!! I seriously love every recipe you make. Trust me I've tried a lot of them. I've only been cooking Indian food for the past few years and you have made it so much easier for me! Just so you know I am a white American married to a handsome south Indian. Thanks to you he loves my cooking. 😉 I always talk about how I need to meet you someday. Thanks again!!

    Reply
  46. Jeyasri Juyapragason

    February 7, 2016 at 4:33 am

    I've tried this recipe twice. Very nice and healthy dish. It's simple to cook as well.

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  47. Dr. Ruchi Jain

    March 29, 2018 at 2:16 pm

    I made this..it turned out really well..looked just like in the snap…very easy recipie…and described in a very simple manner…even an amateur will be able to follow

    Reply
  48. Alka Pandey

    March 30, 2018 at 1:46 pm

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