Indian Lemon Rice Recipe
Lemon Rice is a South Indian favorite! Here used as an easy side dish, this quick recipe is flavored with garlic, turmeric, mustard and lemon! A simple recipe to add to your family’s dinner table with a bright yellow color and kid-friendly flavors.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 96kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ white onion diced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- ⅓ cup roasted unsalted cashews or peanuts
- 2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Cook the rice with the water. I prefer to use a rice cooker, but you can use a pan on the stovetop, too.
- When the rice is almost done, heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet.
- Add the white onion and cook, stirring frequently, until it is starting to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add in the garlic, turmeric and mustard, and stir for 30 seconds.
- Stir in the cooked rice, and stir well to combine thoroughy (all the rice will be yellow!).
- Turn off the heat.
- Stir in the salt, pepper, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- Top with the nuts and chopped cilantro. Serve.
- Enjoy!
Notes
You can make this recipe quicker by cooking your rice ahead of time, or by using prepared, microwave pouches of basmatic rice.
You can use either peanut or cashews for the nuts.
If preparing this ahead of time, reserve the nuts and cilantro for garnishing right before you serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 154mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g
