Name: Lemon Rice (Chitranna)
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Rice, white basmati (raw) — ¾ cup + 1 tbsp, cooked soft & cooled (160 g); Water — 2⅓ cups (560 ml); Ghee (cow) — 2½ tsp (12 g); Mustard seeds — ¼ tsp (1 g); Chana dal — 1 tsp (5 g); Urad dal, split — ½ tsp (3 g); Curry leaves — 8 (1 g); Ginger, fresh — 1½ tsp (8 g); Turmeric powder — ⅛ tsp (0.5 g); Asafoetida (hing) — pinch (0.2 g); Peanuts — 1 tbsp, powdered (15 g); Lemon juice — 5 tsp (25 ml); Rock salt (sendha namak) — ½ tsp (3 g); Coriander leaves — 1 tbsp (5 g)

Method

How to cook it

Step 1: Cook rice at 1 : 3.5; spread to cool.
Step 2: Temper ghee with mustard, chana, urad, curry leaves, ginger, turmeric, hing.
Step 3: Fold in rice, salt and powdered peanuts.
Step 4: Off heat add lemon and coriander.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

200kcal

Energy

4.6g

Protein

5.2g

Fat

33.9g

Carbohydrate

1.3g

Fibre

0.8g

Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

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Lemon Rice (Chitranna)

What you need

How to cook it

Per serving, estimated

Where the energy comes from

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Ingredient	Household measure	Quantity (4 servings)	Café batch ×5
Rice, white basmati (raw)	¾ cup + 1 tbsp, cooked soft & cooled	160 g	800 g
Water	2⅓ cups	560 ml	2800 ml
Ghee (cow)	2½ tsp	12 g	60 g
Mustard seeds	¼ tsp	1 g	5 g
Chana dal	1 tsp	5 g	25 g
Urad dal, split	½ tsp	3 g	15 g
Curry leaves	8	1 g	5 g
Ginger, fresh	1½ tsp	8 g	40 g
Turmeric powder	⅛ tsp	0.5 g	2.5 g
Asafoetida (hing)	pinch	0.2 g	1 g
Peanuts	1 tbsp, powdered	15 g	75 g
Lemon juice	5 tsp	25 ml	125 ml
Rock salt (sendha namak)	½ tsp	3 g	15 g
Coriander leaves	1 tbsp	5 g	25 g