Chitranna

Karnataka lemon rice — cooked rice tossed while warm with a tempering of mustard seeds, curry leaves, dried red chilli, peanuts, fresh coconut, and fresh lemon juice, with turmeric giving it a vivid yellow. A temple and travel food made throughout Karnataka, the word means 'colourful rice'; eaten alone, with coconut chutney, or as part of a full lunch thali.