Recipe of Lemon Rice

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, lemon rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

In a medium saucepan, bring water, broth, lemon juice and butter to a boil. Stir in rice, basil and lemon zest. Add the rice and stir to coat with the oil.

Lemon Rice is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Lemon Rice is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Recipe of Lemon Rice

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook lemon rice using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Lemon Rice:

1. Make ready 2 cup basmati rice or long grain rice
2. Prepare 4 cup water
3. Prepare 2 tbsp oil
4. Take 2 tsp dark mustard seeds
5. Get 4 dried red chillies
6. Make ready 1 tsp turmeric powder
7. Get 2 tsp curry leaves, thinly sliced
8. Make ready to taste Salt
9. Make ready Juice of one lemon
10. Prepare 2 tsp lemon zest
11. Prepare Coriander leaves and lemon slices for garnishing

It's a delicious way to turn plain rice into an exotic dish and is the perfect accompaniment to any meats and/or veggies. It's a delicious way to turn plain rice into an exotic dish and is the perfect accompaniment to any meats and/or veggies. Lemon rice is one of the most common dishes from South India. It's usually eaten alone or with raita, yogurt, chutney, or kosambari (a type of salad).

Instructions

Steps to make Lemon Rice:

1. Boil water in a pot with some salt. Then add the washed rice. Cook until done. It can take around 10-15 minutes. After that strain the rice with the help of a colander.
2. In a wok, heat oil on medium heat. Add the mustard seeds.
3. Once the seeds crackle, add dried red chillies. Fry for a few seconds.
4. Add turmeric powder and cook for a minute or until it's raw smell goes away.
5. Then add the chopped curry leaves, cook for another minute.
6. Add the rice and give it a nice mix. But be gentle as the rice can break.
7. Lower the heat, add salt, lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix again. Remove from heat.
8. Garnish the rice with fresh coriander leaves and lemon slices.

You can easily throw it together if you are in a hurry, as it can be made with leftover rice. Add some poppadoms on the side for a simple yet tasty meal. You'll love this bright, flavor-packed Greek lemon rice made with onions, garlic, fresh lemon juice and herbs! This is an easy side dish and pairs beautifully with lots of Mediterranean favorites including Souvlaki, Shrimp, and Greek baked cod and many more! Be sure to check out my tips for foolproof results, and grab all the suggestions for what other dishes to serve along!

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