Quick, Easy, and absolutely delicious recipe for lunch or dinner – Lemon Rice. This dish is perfect especially for dinner because it is quite light and gets ready fast. You just need some leftover rice and some basic spices and 10 minutes (or even less) of yours 🙂 That’s it. So, next time you make rice, make it a little extra so that the next day you can make this simple yet tasty recipe.
For more dinner recipes, you must check out – Dalia Pulao, Vegan Pad Thai Noodles, Raw Mango Dal Rasam, and Chickpea Pulao.
Story Time
This recipe has a special place in our hearts. Want to know why?
When Jatin & I were dating, I was living in Gujrat and he was in Delhi. Once he traveled from Delhi to Gujrat to surprise me. I was getting ready for the office and the doorbell rang. I quickly opened the door while getting ready and was too surprised to see him standing at my door. That was such a lovely time. Anyway, he planned a trip to Diu and as soon I was back from the office he told me that we have to catch a bus in a couple of hours. I was excited and since I had no time to cook and I had some leftover rice in the fridge, I quickly made lemon rice and packed for our journey.
He never had lemon rice until that time and when we had it, he instantly fell in love with it. I am not even kidding. Since then, lemon rice became our go-to trip meal. Whenever we are on a trip, he always tells me to make this recipe, and then we go back to this sweet memory lane. So, this recipe is quite special for us.
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What is Lemon Rice?
Lemon Rice is a popular South Indian recipe that gets ready in a jiffy. It is so simple yet packed with amazing flavors.
It is often made with the leftover rice or with the precooked rice that has been cooled down completely. The rice is then tempered with some basic ingredients like curry leaves, mustard seeds, peanuts, dry red chili, salt, and turmeric powder. It is that simple to make and it is quite comforting and light to enjoy over a meal. It makes a perfect meal for the days when you don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.
How to serve Lemon Rice?
Lemon Rice can be served as is or you can even serve it with buttermilk or curd, rasam, or sambar. You can even enjoy this with some South Indian chutneys.
Is this recipe vegan?
Yes. Of course. All the ingredients used in this recipe are vegan and plant-based.
More Indian vegan recipes to try – Misal Pav, Seviyan, Vegan Dum Biryani.
More South Indian recipes to try
Now we are all ready to make this deliciously simple and comforting meal – Lemon Rice. It is a nourishing bowl of happiness. Make it over lunch or for a quick dinner and enjoy it when it is hot.
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Happy Cooking 🙂
Love from us
Richa & Jatin
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