Instant Pot Lemon Rice
Instant Pot Lemon Rice

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, instant pot lemon rice. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Instant Pot Lemon Rice is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Instant Pot Lemon Rice is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

Instant Pot Lemon Rice is a super delicious, lemon flavored rice. It is so easy to make! Instant Pot Lemon Rice—Greek-inspired lemon rice is perfect to serve as a side dish or with chicken.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have instant pot lemon rice using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Instant Pot Lemon Rice:
  1. Get 1 1/2 cups unsoaked Basmati rice
  2. Get 2 cups water
  3. Prepare salt as per taste
  4. Make ready 1 bay leaf
  5. Prepare 2 lemon juice lemons
  6. Make ready 1 tsp turmeric
  7. Prepare 1 stem curry leaves
  8. Take 1/4 cup green peas cooked
  9. Make ready 3-4 shallots
  10. Take 2 slit green chilly
  11. Get 1 tbsp mustard seeds
  12. Prepare 2 tsps ghee(clarified butter) / oil
  13. Make ready 1 tbsp peanuts roasted (optional)

Aromatic Basmati Rice flavored with lemon juice, mustard seeds, ginger and topped with roasted peanuts. 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!

Instructions to make Instant Pot Lemon Rice:
  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

Adding a serrano pepper (or two if you're like my husband) gives it some heat and the dal and peanuts. Instant Pot Lemon Rice, is bursting with lemony flavors and is incredible versatile and easy to make. Enjoy it as a side or make it you base to serve your favorite proteins. Stove top to and Rice Cooker recipe available. Instant Pot Lemon Rice practically cooks itself and comes out of the pot perfectly delicious.

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