Yellina Chitranna is our humble lemon rice all decked up. This easy lemon rice is made more interesting with roasted spice powder.
I was inspired by Suma's post on Yellina Chitranna. Yellu is sesame seeds in Kannada and Lemon Rice is called Chitranna, so this simple rice is made more interesting with the roasted sesame powder, urad dal, and grated coconut. It surely makes a wonderful lunch box dish.
As always the month has simply breezed us by and we are on the penultimate post and what a month it's been! I am so happy I have finally managed to cook all the dishes I had planned.
This delicious mixed rice was part of the Saturday lunch I made with Ellu Sadam, Urad Dal Rice. This was the first of the series where I had done multiple dishes and it really gave me the confidence that I could really plan multiple dishes and yes I did this for 3 to 4 dishes later on in the month.
Yellina Chitranna is the pick for Y in the AtoZ Quick Under 30 Minutes, which is my theme in the Biryanis, Pulaos, Khichdi, and Mixed Rice. If you want to read some elaborate Biryanis, check out what I have for Y in Spice your Life!
A to Z Quick Under 30 Minutes Meals
A for Achari Chana Vegetable Pulao
B for Bhuga Chawara
C for Cholia Chawal
D for Dal Khichdi
E for Ellu Sadam
F for Fodnicha Bhaat
G for Green Garlic Pulao
H for Hare Chane Ka Pulav
I for Ivygourd Masala Rice
J for Jevarisi Chitranna
K for Kadam Bhog
L for Lilva Pulao
M for Methi Matar wara Chawaran
N for Neyichor
O for Oralu Chitranna
P for Pariba Khechudi
Q for Quinoa Biryani
R for Raw Mango Rice
S for Shahzeera Pulav
T for Thinai Sambar Sadam
U for Ulundogorai
V for Vegetable Biryani
W for Watanyachi Khichadi
X for Xacuti Masala Rice
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Step By Step Pictures for making Yellina Chitranna
Yellina Chitranna | How to make Sesame Lemon Rice
For the Spice Powder
Dry roast the ingredients listed for the spice powder, allow to cool down and grind to a powder.
For the Rice
Wash and soak the rice. Cook in your regular method. When you are ready to make the Rice, make sure you spread the rice for it to cool down.
Heat a kadai with oil, temper with mustard, urad dal, chana dal, peanuts, cashew nuts, curry leaves and Red chillies. Add hing and combine everything well.
Let it cook for 4 to 5 mins on low.
Add the cooked rice and mix well.
Now add the spice powder and gently toss for the spice powder to be mixed well.
Add the lemon juice and grated coconut and mix well.
Serve with appalam.
Recipe
Yellina Chitranna | How to make Sesame Lemon Rice
Ingredients
For the spice powder
- 1/2 cup Sesame Seeds
- 6 to 7 nos Dry Red Chillies
- 2 tbsp Urad dal
For the Rice:
- 1 cup Rice
- 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Urad dal
- 2 nos Dry Red Chillies
- 1/4 tsp Chana Dal
- A Pinch Asafoetida / Hing
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Few Curry Leaves
- Handful Cashew Nuts
- Handful Peanuts
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 2 to 3 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp Coconut grated
Instructions
For the Spice Powder
- Dry roast the ingredients listed for the spice powder, allow to cool down and grind to a powder.
For the Rice
- Wash and soak the rice. Cook in your regular method. When you are ready to make the Rice, make sure you spread the rice for it to cool down.
- Heat a kadai with oil, temper with mustard, urad dal, chana dal, peanuts, cashew nuts, curry leaves and Red chillies. Add hing and combine everything well.
- Let it cook for 4 to 5 mins on low.
- Add the cooked rice and mix well.
- Now add the spice powder and gently toss for the spice powder to be mixed well.
- Add the lemon juice and grated coconut and mix well.
- Serve with appalam.
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Suma Gandlur says
Wow, you had cook over 50 dishes this month and kudos to your patience to try a bunch at once. The sesame seeds' addition definitely makes the lemon rive more flavorful.
Vaishali Sabnani says
The sesame seeds give a wonderful crunch to the rice and gives it a healthy twist too .
And I like that rice platter , they are all simple recipes but we all look for easy and simple ones for everyday ones, right ?
kalyani says
guess we picked up similar dishes for today. I like your version and would like to try it someday, Valli !
sushma pinjala says
The sesame seeds spice powder really gives a nice flavor to any dish. Chitranna must have tasted awesome.
harini says
Love sesame seeds in rice dishes. And this one is definitely a flavorful one.
Renu says
I was not aware of his version of lemon rice. I like the way you have introduced it all decked up. ????. Looks delicious
Gayathri Kumar says
The sesame powder is a wonderful addition to the chitranna. It just takes the rice to another level. Wonderful pick Valli.
Swati says
Never used Sesame powder in rice, will love to try it someday.. I love the spice powder.. guess we can use it in other dishes also.
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
I bookmarked this from Suma's blog too. I love the sesame powder a lot. A great pick for Y and you have a awesome job. I was struggling with just 26 dishes whereas you rocked with your 52 recipes.
preeti garg says
I never tried such type of recipe. thanks for sharing always something new and interesting wwith simple process.