A simple, refreshing, tangy rice mix which can be altered to an individual's taste by adding or omitting fresh coconut gratings, onions, green chillies/red chillies etc., This is also one of the dishes which is served in few temples in South India as prasadam without the onions!!! This is one of my personal favourite when I am really bored with the usual rasam & sambhar & a very easy peasy one which can be prepared in a few mins...
Ingredients:
Cooked Rice - 2 cups
Onions - 1 large, finely chopped
Fresh coconut gratings - 2 tbsps
Fresh Coriander - 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Green Chillies - 5-6, slit length-wise
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Oil - 2 tbsps
Mustard - 1 tsp
Kadale bele/Chana Dal - 2 tsps
Uddina bele/Urad Dal - 2 tsps
Groundnuts - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - a pinch
Salt to taste
Juice of 1 lemon / as per your taste
Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard & once it crackles add the kadale & uddina bele/dals, groundnuts & turmeric & fry until its golden color. Now add green chillies, curry leaves, onions & saute for a few mins till the onions are light brown. Add the coconut gratings & fry for a min & remove from heat. Add the cooked rice, chopped coriander leaves, salt, lemon juice & mix well & serve along with papad/pickles/balaka or uppu menasinakayi etc.,
Notes:
# Its very important to have the cooked rice cooled down fully to room temperature before mixing with the oggaranne/tadka.
# You can replace green chillies with dry red chillies.
# Adding onions is optional, you can also add green peas, fried cashews etc., But an authentic chitranna/lemon rice consists of the above ingredients only. If preparing on a festival day skip the onions.
# Adjust the chillies & lemon according to your taste.
Ingredients:
Cooked Rice - 2 cups
Onions - 1 large, finely chopped
Fresh coconut gratings - 2 tbsps
Fresh Coriander - 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Green Chillies - 5-6, slit length-wise
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Oil - 2 tbsps
Mustard - 1 tsp
Kadale bele/Chana Dal - 2 tsps
Uddina bele/Urad Dal - 2 tsps
Groundnuts - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - a pinch
Salt to taste
Juice of 1 lemon / as per your taste
Method:
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard & once it crackles add the kadale & uddina bele/dals, groundnuts & turmeric & fry until its golden color. Now add green chillies, curry leaves, onions & saute for a few mins till the onions are light brown. Add the coconut gratings & fry for a min & remove from heat. Add the cooked rice, chopped coriander leaves, salt, lemon juice & mix well & serve along with papad/pickles/balaka or uppu menasinakayi etc.,
Notes:
# Its very important to have the cooked rice cooled down fully to room temperature before mixing with the oggaranne/tadka.
# You can replace green chillies with dry red chillies.
# Adding onions is optional, you can also add green peas, fried cashews etc., But an authentic chitranna/lemon rice consists of the above ingredients only. If preparing on a festival day skip the onions.
# Adjust the chillies & lemon according to your taste.
