Lemon Rice (Chitranna) and Pinapple Raita

Lemon Rice (Chitranna) and Pinapple Raita

By Chef Shantanu Gupte

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Prep: 30 minutes

Cook: 5 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Rice

Type: South Indian

Key Ingredients:

A South Indian speciality, Chitranna when served with pineapple raita makes a delicious and wholesome meal

Ingredients

Lemon rice
Rice, cooked 1½ cups
Lemon juice 1½ tbsps
Ginger, finely chopped 1 tsp
Green chillies, finely chopped 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Refined oil 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1½ tsps
Split Bengal grams (chana dal), soaked and drained 2 to 3 tbsps
Curry leaves 8 to 10
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Pineapple raita
Tinned pineapple slices, chopped 3
Low fat yogurt 1 cup
Honey 3 tsps
Fresh mint leaves, chopped 2 tsps

Methods

Take lemon juice in a small bowl, add ginger, green chillies and salt and mix well.
Take rice in a large mixing bowl, add the lemon juice mixture and mix well.
Heat oil in a deep non-stick pan, add mustard seeds and splutter. Add Bengal gram and curry leaves and saute till the grams are lightly browned.
Add turmeric powder and rice mixture and mix well till the rice is well coated with the masala. Transfer into a serving bowl.
To make raita, take yogurt and honey in another bowl and whisk till well blended.
Add pineapple and mint leaves and mix well.
Transfer into a serving bowl and serve with lemon rice.

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