Friday, July 04, 2014

NIMMAKAYA ANNAM (LEMON RICE)



Lemon Rice is the one most famous food in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

LEMON RICE

  • Preparation  & Cooking: 30 minutes
  • Serves 3-4 persons


INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup raw rice, cook rice with each grain separate
  • 8-10 curry leaves
  • Juice of 3 lemons (approx 6-7 tbsps) adjust
  • 3-4 tbsps roasted peanuts
  • Salt to taste
  • Tempering/Poppu
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 1/2 tsps minappa pappu/split gram dal
  • 1 tbsp senaga pappu/bengal gram
  • 2 dry chilies tear and de-seed
  • Pinch of hing/ Inguva
  • 1/2 tsp grated ginger
  • 2 green chilies slit
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder/pasupu

STEP 1:
Heat oil in a vessel, add the mustard seeds and as they begin to sizzle, add the dals and allow them to turn slightly red, add curry leaves, green chilies, grated ginger, red chilies and stir fry for few more seconds. Add asafetida (ఇంగువ -iguva) and turmeric Powder, roasted peanuts and combine. Turn off heat.


STEP 2:
Add salt to taste and 3/4th of the lemon juice and combine well. Add the seasoning and combine that it coats the rice well.

STEP 3: 
Taste and if you feel that it needs more tang, add more lemon juice accordingly.

STEP 4: 
Serve with any curry of your choice, yogurt and appadam.


  • Preparation time: 5 min
  • Cook time: 30 min

Main Ingredients: 
rice, lemon juice, peanuts and turmeric powder



  • This Recipe is famous in South India and also it's Royal food too


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