Easy and Quick 5 Mins South Indian Lemon Rice Recipe

Lemon rice is one of the easiest comfort dishes to make. It can be made with already cooked left over rice or fresh steamed rice when mixed with particular spices, lemon, cashews and peanut. Basically the leftover rice makes it an ideal ingredient for this recipe. In other words, the stale rice is dry and moisture free and thus easily mixes with the spices and lemon juice. As well as the cook time is reduced even further.

Lemon rice is one of the most common dishes from South India which is equally liked by people of all states.

Easy to cook and digest, a quick  rice preparation enhanced with distinct flavours of lemon juice, curry leaves, turmeric, whole chillies and mustard seeds tempts everyone with its fresh and tangy aroma and gorgeous look.

It can be served as a main meal for lunch or dinner. It can also be made as a tiffin box or as a picnic lunch. Its a light dish and you can have it as a light breakfast also.

Lemon rice is a complete meal in itself. It tastes good on its own, though it can also be served with yogurt or curd, raita, chutney, salad, pickle or papadum.

How to make Lemon Rice at home