Nimmakaya Pulihora, Elumichai Sadam, Lemon Rice
This is the recipe for Nimmakaya Pulihora or Lemon Rice from Andhra Pradesh. This one-dish meal, called Elumichai Sadam in Tamil Nadu, is crowd pleaser and very easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Rice
- 3 to 4 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- Salt To taste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 10 to 12 Curry Leaves
For the Tempering
- 1/2 tsp Rai/Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Udad Dal/Split Black Gram
- 1/2 tsp Chana Dal/Split Green Gram
- 2 to 3 cup Peanuts
- 4 to 5 Red Chillies
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
Instructions
Getting the Rice Ready
- Cook rice as usual.
- Spread warm rice out in a plate.
- Drizzle about 1 tbsp oil on the rice.
- Mix well.
- Add salt, turmeric, and curry leaves to the rice.
- Mix well.
Adding the Tempering
- Heat the remaining oil till it is medium hot.
- Add mustard seeds to it.
- When the mustard seed sputter, add udad dal and chana dal.
- Fry till light brown.
- Add peanuts and fry till they start to split.
- Add split red chillies and fry for a few seconds.
- Add to the rice and mix well.
The Final Touch
- Pour the lemon juice over the rice and mix well.
- Let the Lemon Rice | Nimmakaya Pulihora rest for at least 30 mins before eating.
Nutrition
Calories: 659 kcalCarbohydrates: 51 gProtein: 23 gFat: 44 gSaturated Fat: 7 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16 gMonounsaturated Fat: 19 gSodium: 164 mgPotassium: 626 mgFiber: 8 gSugar: 1 gVitamin A: 228 IUVitamin C: 55 mgCalcium: 105 mgIron: 3 mg