Chitranna is nothing but our South indian variety rice with slight variations. They call it as Nimbe hannu chitranna for lemon rice. It can be made very quickly and its a tasty lunch box recipe too. Most of the kids in school bring this rice for their lunch box. I am really happy to share this most popular Chitranna recipe (recipe with my name) as my first Karnataka recipes post.
The recipe I have shared here tastes close to the ones that is served in restaurants here. I have also shared a coconut chutney recipe in the “Notes” section which is the side dish served in road side hotels for Chitranna. In small hotels, I have seen people having this chitranna with coriander leaves chutney and Besan Bonda for breakfast. So I too served in the same way. It was awesome. Sendhil loved it a lot.
Before going to this recipe, I would like to mention about my Kannadiga friends, without them this post wouldn’t have come up.
I have been in Bangalore for 8 years but I have not even blogged a single Karnataka recipe. I feel so bad for this. The reason behind this is I have not tasted typical Karnataka food in hotels or in friend’s places and I did not get a good source to teach me all their recipes too. We had tried several times to visit MTR & Vidyarthi bhavan which are very famous restaurants here. But by seeing the crowd, we step out each time.
Last year I got some 6 good kannadiga friends. We met & became friends in Raksha’s school. As all of them are mom’s of Raksha’s class mates, we used to discuss about school, studies, food, movies etc and we have a group named “School moms” in Watsapp too. They all cook authentic Karnataka recipes like ragi mudde, bisibelebath, Thatte idli etc very well .They know about my food blog & suggest me some good recipes to try. I am really lucky and proud to get those friends.
Earlier I used to speak butler kannada and now my language has much improved just because of them. Not just the language, I explored Bangalore only becoz of my friends. We used to go to famous hotels, malls, chaat shops etc during vacations and weekends. Now I thoroughly enjoy my life in Bangalore because of these sweet souls. I wanted to write about them in one of my blog post for a long time but I feel this post would be apt to mention about these wonderful people. Here is the picture of my friends.
From left- Nagalakshmi, Priya, Padmini, Archana, Megha(with baby) and Thara(right side corner) in the second picture.
I have already told much about Megha in my peanut chutney & aloo paratha posts who is very close to my heart. This Chitranna recipe is also from Megha. Thanks a lot dearie.
I will mention about my other friends in my upcoming Karnataka recipes post. With all these great resources, I had started venturing Karnataka recipes & I have planned to post them once in a week. Wish me good luck friends. Ok,without much blah blahss, let me proceed how to make this yummy, easy chitranna recipe..
Chitranna recipe
How to make Karnataka style nimbehannu chitranna /Lemon rice recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Lunch
Serves: 3
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 15 Minutes
Total time: 20 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 250ml
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HOW TO MAKE CHITRANNA - METHOD
Note
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Enjoy this chitranna with green chutney and bonda !
23 comments :
Hi Chitra,gud presentation n one of my favourite breakfast recipe. Or Wats app group name is nice school mom's u rock,n nice pic.
Thank u so much Swathi :)
very good info about the recipe,happy that chutney accompany well with the rice.:D good one
Wonderful recipe.. Rice looks delicious and yummy!
Looks awesome, Love it!!
looks so tasty .. it is in my to do list for long time
good first post on Karnataka cuisine.. lovely click..eager to see many more posts ...
This is almost the authentic nimbehannu chitranna..Just a small info: usually in brahmins nimbehannu chitranna, garlic is not added .Also onions are optional.. Being a Kannadiga,thought will tell .. hope you dont mind..
Looks yumm.. Wish I could take that plate out..
Yeah smitha,my frnd told.For pooja n occasions they don't add.They add coconut in place of onions and garlic.Thanks dear for the info:).I am happy i can try some karnataka recipes from ur blog too :)
Hi Chitra,
Nice recipe and nice to know about your friends and your whatsapp group :) Keep sharing!!!
I have tried this rice at my masi's place... she makes amazing Bisibelebhaat too :)
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Thanks Gauri :)
Thanks for posting Karnataka recipe.. Feel like tasting
I totally agree... to learn authentic food, we have to learn it from first hand sources... :) the rice looks delicious... awesome clicks as usual....
small question..is it priya mam,toddler bay,next to you..in second pic?
Hi Srilakshmi , Yes it is priya.But not of toddler bay.She is running a beauty parlour :)
My hubby's favourite because he lived there for b'lore for15 years after marriage we lived in mysore for 4 years and learnt some karnataka style of cooking
Thank u so much Gomathy Kumar :) Good to know abt you.Share some Karnataka recipes with me to my mail id :)
Hi Chitra, Thanks for a fab recipe, as I remember it, Chitranna is made without lemon juice and ground fresh coconut is sprinkled on top for garnish. Also a chopped tomato is to be fried lightly along with the onions and garlic. But that's probably the Davangere version. Try serving it with fried baby potatoes, it's a great combo. Cheers.
Thanks for the recipe. I will try this way :)
Hii... Thank you so much for this delicious recipe, it turned out very tasty, I am a North Indian recently married into a kannadiga family, this is my husband's one of the favourites.
Hii... Thank you so much for this delicious recipe, it turned out very tasty, I am a North Indian recently married into a kannadiga family, this is my husband's one of the favourites.
Hii... Thank you so much for this delicious recipe, it turned out very tasty, I am a North Indian recently married into a kannadiga family, this is my husband's one of the favourites.
Thank you so much for the feedback. It made my day !
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