Lemon Rice

About Lemon Rice

Ingredients

• Leftover rice 2 cups
• Lemon juice 2 tbsps
• Lemon zest, grated 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds 1 tsp
• Oil 2 tbsps
• Mustard seeds 1 tsp
• Curry leaves 5 to 6
• Green chillies, slit lengthwise 2
• Ginger, grated 1 inch
• Peanuts, roasted ½ cup
• Turmeric powder 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

How to Make Lemon Rice (Stepwise Photos)

Method

1. Dry roast coriander seeds in a small non-stick pan, cool and pound in a mortar with a pestle to a coarse powder.
2. Heat oil in a large non-stick pan, add mustard seeds and saute till they splutter. Add curry leaves and green chillies, mix and saute for 1 minute.
3. Add ginger and peanuts, mix and saute for another minute.
4. Add turmeric powder and lemon zest and take the off the heat. Add lemon juice and mix well.
5. Add rice, roasted coriander powder and salt and mix thoroughly.
6. Place the pan back on heat, sprinkle 2 tbsps water and mix gently. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
7. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot with a raita of your choice.

Additional Tips and Tricks

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Chef Saransh Goila

Saransh’s first taste of television success began when he tried out and won a spot on FOOD FOOD Maha Challenge, hosted by Sanjeev Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. Saransh went on to win the coveted title of India Ka Super Chef.

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Chaitrali Deshmukh

Thank you for the amazing instructions.

I have success w/ my dosa but does not last long stored in the refrigerator.

Maybe I am fermenting for too long, or add the salt before the rise?

I also was wondering if it is important to blend separately or can it be blended all together?

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Chef Saransh Goila

Hi Chaitrali,
Yes, cut down the fermentation time and add salt only to the required portion at the time of making the dosa. Also storing in smaller containers just enough for a day helps. Once the batter in a larger container is disturbed (by stirring or scooping out a little etc), I feel it turns sour faster. You can blend them together if you want. But we do it separately because we want the dal batter to become fluffy and the rice batter slightly coarse. Fluffy dal batter makes the dosas light and coarse rice batter makes them extra crispy without making the dosas hard. Hope this helps