Recipe: Perfect Instant Pot Lemon Rice

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Instant Pot Lemon Rice. Flavorful, tangy and crunchy Lemon Rice from South India, made as a one-pot dish in Instant Pot. I went to the most delicious Greek place the other day for dinner. It got me thinking about how tasty Greek food is and that I need to make more of it.

Instant Pot Lemon Rice Stove top to and Rice Cooker recipe available. What instant pot do I use? I have the Instant Pot Duo Pressure Cooker. You can Have Instant Pot Lemon Rice using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Instant Pot Lemon Rice

  1. It's 1 1/2 cups of unsoaked Basmati rice.
  2. It's 2 cups of water.
  3. What You needis of salt as per taste.
  4. It's 1 of bay leaf.
  5. Lets Go Prepare 2 of lemon juice lemons.
  6. It's 1 tsp of turmeric.
  7. What You needis 1 of stem curry leaves.
  8. Lets Go Prepare 1/4 cup of green peas cooked.
  9. Lets Go Prepare 3-4 of shallots.
  10. Lets Go Prepare 2 of slit green chilly.
  11. Lets Go Prepare 1 tbsp of mustard seeds.
  12. What You needis 2 of tsps ghee(clarified butter) / oil.
  13. Lets Go Prepare 1 tbsp of peanuts roasted (optional).

We recommend rinsing your rice before cooking. Just rinsing in cold water in a bowl for a few minutes. Lemon rice recipe with traditional & instant pot methods - Lemon rice is one of the most popular South Indian rice recipes. It is a comfort food for many and is most commonly eaten for a meal.

Instant Pot Lemon Rice instructions

  1. Keep the Instant Pot on saute mode and once hot,add some ghee or oil..
  2. Pop the mustard seeds and add bay leaf, curry leaves,green chilies and shallots..
  3. Add salt,turmeric powder,peanuts and saute well until shallots turn golden..
  4. Pour the lemon juice into this and saute well..
  5. Now add the washed and drained rice into the inner pot..
  6. Mix well all the ingredients until well combined..
  7. Add 2 cups water and check the salt. Now set the 'pressure cook' mode to 4 mins..
  8. Once done,open the lid using Quick Release and transfer the rice to a colander to cool.(to prevent sticking of rice).
  9. Serve hot  with pickle and salad of your choice..
  10. Tip# For cooking perfect Basmati rice in Instant Pot,the rice to water ratio is: Unsoaked Basmati - 1:1.25 ratio & Soaked Basmati Rice 1:1 ratio.

Lemon rice has a delicate flavor of fresh lemon juice along with the aroma of the tempering spices. This tangy and spicy lemon rice is is a popular south Indian dish. It makes for a perfect side or or a light meal. Lemon juice and zest make this rice both tart and bright! Adding a serrano pepper (or two if you're like my husband) gives it some heat and the dal and peanuts add a bit of crunch.