Lemon Rice in Andhra Pradesh is called "nimmakaaya pulihaara". It is a popular dish of Andhra and every household prepares it during the festive times and religious occasions. It is a traditional dish. It is tasty and easy to prepare also.
Main Ingradients
- 2.5 to 3 cups cooked or steamed basmati rice/chawal/or Long Grain Indian Rice
- 1.5 to 2 tbsp lemon juice/nimbu ka ras or as required
- 1 tsp mustard seeds/rai
- 1 tsp urad dal/spilt & skinned black gram
- 1 green chili/hari mirch, chopped
- 2 dry red chilies/sookhi lal mirch
- 12-15 curry leaves/kadi patta
- a pinch of asafoetida/hing
- ½ tsp turmeric powder/haldi
- 1 tbsp cashews/kaju, halved or chopped (optional)
- ¼ cup peanuts/moongphalli (optional)
- 2 to 3 tbsp groundnut oil/or any edible Oil for Tadka/Popu/Thalimpu
- regular salt/namak as required
- Lemon Salt (optional)
Method
- first cook about 1 to 1.25 cups rice in 4-5 cups of water till the grains are cooked completely. (will yield approx 2.5 to 3 cups rice, depending on the type and quality of rice)
- drain and spread the rice on a plate or in a bowl.
- cover and let the rice cool.
- in a small frying pan, first roast the peanuts till they are crisp and browned.
- remove the peanuts and keep aside.
- then in the same frying pan, roast the cashewnuts till light brown.
- remove the cashewnuts and keep aside.
- now heat the edible oil in the same pan.
- add the mustard seeds and urad dal.
- crackle the mustard and brown the urad dal.
- add the red chilies, green chilies and curry leaves.
- fry for 12-15 seconds.
- then add the peanuts and stir.
- add the asafoetida and turmeric powder.
- fry for 2-3 seconds.
- fry everything on a low flame, so that the spices don't burn.
- switch off the fire and add the lemon juice along with salt.
- stir and immediately pour this mixture on the rice.
- mix very well.
- keep the lemon rice covered for the flavors to blend for 4-5 minutes.
- then serve the lemon rice with papads or vadaims/frayams and coconut chutney or just have lemon rice plain
- Note : you may add lemon salt for more sourness if you like it
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