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Easy Lemon Rice
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Easy Lemon Rice

12 ingredients 20 min + 25 min 4 openrecipes
Easy Lemon Rice

An easy, flavorful and tangy Indian lemon rice dish. With just a few ingredients, it goes well with almost any curry, dry vegetables, eggs, roast meat or as a meal by itself.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

432
Calories
10g
Protein
15g
Fat
67g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Mung Bean not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1-½ cup Long Grain Rice
  • ½ cups Moong Dal (split Skinless Mung Beans) Or Yellow Split Peas;
  • 3 cups Water
  • 4 Tablespoons Lime Or Lemon Juice
  • ½ teaspoons Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Black Mustard Seeds
  • 1 Dried Red Chilli
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Ginger, Finely Chopped Or Grated;
  • 1 Green Chili, Stem And Seeds Removed, Chopped (optional)
  • 2 Tablespoons Chopped Coriander Leaves

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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