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!

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Andhra

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

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.

5/5 - (2 votes)

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Lindsay | Please Pass the Peas says:

June 23, 2015 at 6:29 pm

Glad to have stumbled upon your blog. I spent time in Andhra a few years ago and really miss the food. Lime rice was one of the few dishes I learned to make while there. Can't wait to try some of your recipes.
- Shil says:
  
  June 29, 2015 at 5:07 am
  
  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.