Easy Lemon Turmeric Rice
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OK, this isn’t a Japanese recipe. Not.Sorry. People ask me for this lemon turmeric rice recipe every time I make it so I decided to just post it here. You’ll be glad I did!
This is similar to the Southern Indian lemon rice but simplified to exclude some of the harder ingredients to obtain. It’s refreshing, it’s crunchy, it’s so easy to make and can be a great side dish for seafood.
Rice options
Basmati rice is what I recommend for this recipe. But if you do change it to another type of rice, you may need to adjust the cooking time by following the cooking instructions on the package instead of the 20 minutes as described below.
Easy Lemon Turmeric Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups Basmati rice, uncooked
- 4 cups water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 6 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder/ground turmeric
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts, chopped unsalted or lightly salted
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- lemon pepper optional, to taste
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a large sauce pan. Add rice and salt, and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until water has been absorbed.
- In a separate small saucepan, heat oil over medium-low heat. Add turmeric and peanuts and cook for 1-2 minutes until peanuts are lightly browned. Remove from heat, add lemon juice and stir.
- Pour oil mixture over cooked rice and gently mix until the rice is evenly coated with turmeric oil. Add lemon pepper to taste.
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Yee Kok Siong | 11th Feb 19
Thank You!! One more added to the list in my rice series!
Lynn | 5th Feb 19
Delicious!