Lemon Rice – Andhra Nimakkaya Pulihora | Chitrannam Lemon Yellow Rice

Lemon Rice or Yellow Rice is a popular Andhra recipe. Tangy South Indian Nimakkaya Pulihora (sour rice) is a quick and easy rice dish. Give plain white rice a nice makeover with a spicy seasoning and zesty lemon juice! This lemony Indian rice dish without onion garlic, is full of flavour and healthy too!

Lemon Rice Recipe
South Indian Lemon Rice

Pulihora is commonly made during festivals. In South India, Pulihora or Chitrannam is given as prasad after darshan.

Savoury Yellow Annam ingredients include curry leaves, green chillies, lemon juice, turmeric, asafoetida and ginger – all of which are effective in controlling blood pressure

Lemon Rice Recipe:

South Indian Pulihora made with crunchy peanuts, crisp curry leaves and fresh lime juice is very vibrant and flavourful. If you’re looking for easy and tasty rice recipes for lunch, wholesome food that you can put together quickly, then try this South Indian Nimakayya Pulihora Recipe. It’s so refreshingly lemony and  delicious! Pulihora flavoured with nimakkaya is lunch-box friendly and the best travel food.

Yellow Lemon Rice Recipe

  • South Indian Pulihora can be made with leftover rice or you can cook fresh rice and season with lemon juice. Spiced nimakkaya pulihora can be prepared very quickly and tastes amazing.
  • To make lemon flavoured rice, firstly keep all the ingredients ready.

  • Heat oil in a pan and season with urad dal, chana dal and mustard seeds. Sauté for a minute.
  • Next add fresh curry leaves, broken dry red chillies and peanuts. Sauté for a minute or two.

Seasoning for Nimakayya Pulihora

  • Then add freshly grated ginger, slit green chillies and hing. Stir for half a minute.

Tempering for Pulihora

  • Now sprinkle turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
  • Next tip in the leftover rice or pre-cooked rice and combine everything well.

Add rice to Pulihora seasoning

  • Cook on low heat for a minute till the rice is nicely mixed with the ingredients. Then turn off the gas.

Mix Chitrannam well with seasoning ingredients

  • Lastly, drizzle lemon juice and gently mix the Nimakkaya Pulihora well.

Add lemon juice to Pulihora rice

  • Finally, remove and serve Yellow Lemon Rice Andhra style with Onion Raita and Poppadums for a healthy, flavourful meal.

Nimakayya Pulihora

If you are searching for more rice recipes, then do try out Mint Rice

Nimakkaya Pulihora Recipe details below:

Lemon Yellow Rice Recipe

Nimakkaya Pulihora – a South Indian rice dish made with fresh lemon juice. Chitrannam (tangy lemon rice) can easily be put together when you’re running short of time. You can also prepare Lemon Rice with leftover rice.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Andhra
Servings: 4
Calories: 276kcal
Author: Shil

Ingredients

  • Cooked Rice – 2 cups
  • Chana dal – 1 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves – 2 stalks
  • Dry red chillies – 3
  • Peanuts – 1/3 cup
  • Asafoetida – a pinch
  • Grated Ginger – ½ tsp
  • Green chillies – 2
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric – ½ tsp
  • Lemon juice – 2 tsp
  • Salt – ½ tsp

Instructions

  • To make Chitrannam, keep the leftover rice ready. Otherwise just cook some rice and keep aside.
  • Heat the oil in a deep pan and temper with urad dal, chana dal and mustard seeds.
  • Add curry leaves, peanuts and red chillies. Sauté for about a minute on medium heat.
  • Add grated ginger, green chillies and asafoetida. Sauté for 30 seconds.
  • Sprinkle turmeric powder and salt. Mix well.
  • Stir in the leftover or pre-cooked rice and combine well. Stir gently for 1-2 minutes. Turn off the gas.
  • Add lemon juice and mix the Chitrannam well.
  • Remove and serve Yellow Lemon Rice with coconut chutney and cabbage-carrot thoran as a side dish.

Notes

* To make onion pulihora, just add sliced onions alongwith grated ginger to the seasoning and fry well.
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5 thoughts on “Lemon Rice – Andhra Nimakkaya Pulihora | Chitrannam Lemon Yellow Rice

    1. Hi Lindsay,

      Nice to know you like Andhra cuisine and I do appreciate your feedback. I look forward to you trying out more recipes from our selection.

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