Chitranna (Lemon Rice)

This is one of my all time favorite dishes...extremely easy to make and very tasty!
Now, usually you use onions to make this. But my Mom makes it this way on festivals and I love it!
You can make this with leftover rice or fresh rice and it's also great for your lunch box.

Ingredients

- Rice - 4 cups
- Turmeric - A pinch
- Curry leaves - 5 or 6
- Green Chillies - 5 or 6
- Cilantro - For garnish
- Cashewnuts - 1/2 cup (you can also use Peanuts)
- Green Pepper - 1
- Ginger - 1-inch crushed
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Channa dal - 1 tsp
- Oil - 3 tbsp
- Lemon - 1/2
- Salt - To taste

Method

- Chop the green pepper into small pieces. Slit the green chillies in half. Chop the cilantro finely. Break cashewnuts in half.
- Heat oil in a deep pan. Add mustard seeds, turmeric, channa dal, urad dal and cashewnuts and fry till the cashews become golden brown.
- Now add the green chillies, curry leaves, ginger and the green pepper.
- Add salt and cook till the green pepper completely cooks...about 7-8 minutes. Adding the salt helps the pepper leave it's juices and cook faster.
- Mix the rice and the lemon juice.
- Garnish with Cilantro.