Lemon Rice

Lemon rice or yellow rice is one of those dishes which is served at South Indian weddings. It is an awesome dish and the most delicious. Its also made at many celebrations other than weddings.

This kind of rice which in another name translates to "sour rice" can also be made with other ingredients which are sour. Here are some more types of Pulihora or pulaharam

Tamarind Rice
Mango Rice
Gongura (Sorrel leaves) rice

Lemon Rice (Rice with lemon juice)

Lemon Rice

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups long grain rice cooked with salt and cooled
2. 1/3 cup vermicelli cooked (optional)
3. 1 tablespoon oil
4. 1 tablespoon each of peanuts, cashew
5. 1 teaspoon each of mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, turmeric, Finely chopped ginger
6. handful of curry leaves
7. 2 dried red chillies
8. 3-4 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice

Mix the cooked rice and vermicelli if using and add the lemon juice and mix. In a pan heat the oil and fry the peanuts for 2 minutes. Add all the other ingredients but ginger. Fry for 3-4 minutes. Add ginger and turmeric and fry for 1 more minute. Cut the heat out and add this to the rice and mix well. Give a taste test. Add more lemon juice and salt if desired. Enjoy Andhra Lemon rice

Carrot pulihora

As any other mother I am always trying to sneek-in some vegetables into my meat eater's diet. He loves the plain old tamarind rice or yellow rice or pulihora. So I am startng to make it with different vegetables. Today it is with Carrot and it is super delicious and healthy

Carrot pulihora (Rice with carrots cooked in tamarind juice)

Carrot pulihora

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups rice cooked according to directions
2. 2 cups finely grated carrot
3. 3 tablespoons oil
4. 1 handful each of cashew pieces and peanuts
5. 1-2 tablespoons sliced onions
6. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, mustard seeds, asafoetida, salt, turmeric, finely chopped ginger
7. 1 teaspoon each of urad dal, chana dal (soaked for 10 minutes), sesame seeds
8. 1 big or 2 green chillies chopped, few curry leaves, 2 dried red chillies
9. Cilantro for garnish
10. 1 cup of thick juice from 1 lemon sized tamarind

*Soak the tamarind in warm water and get the juice


In a pan heat the oil fry the peanuts for two minutes. Add cumin, mustard seeds, urad dal, cashew pieces and let them splutter. Add onions, ginger and carrots and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the tamarind juice and cook for 5-7 minutes on high till oil floats on top.  Now add rice and mix well. Garnish with cilantro and let it cool a bit and enjoy