Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 4

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1 cup vermicelli (unroasted)
2. 1/2 cup grated coconut
3. 2 - 4 green chilies
4. 1 tsp mustard seeds
5. 2 tbsp groundnut or peanut
6. 2 tsp urad dal
7. 2 tsp chana dal or gram dal
8. 5 - 6 curry leaves
9. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
10. 1 big onion, finely chopped
11. 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
12. Salt as per your taste
13. 1 medium sized lemon
14. 4 tbsp oil

Instructions for making shavige chitranna or lemon sevai:

1. Take around 5 cups of water, 1 tsp of oil, 1/2 tsp of salt in a container and bring it to boil. Add in a cup of unroasted vermicelli and cook until soft. Take care not to overcook it.
2. Once cooked, drain the excess water and set it aside.
3. Parallely take 1/2 cup of grated coconut, 2 green chilies and 1/2 tsp mustard seeds in a mixie jar. Dry grind it and keep it aside.
4. Next take 4 tbsp of oil in a wide deep frying pan and heat it under medium flame. At first add in groundnuts and fry until they start crackling.
5. Followed by add in mustard seeds, gram dal and urad dal. Saute until mustard seed splutters.
6. Add in finely chopped onion and curry leaves. Fry until onions are soft.
7. Add in ground coconut, mustard and green chili mixture. Also add in turmeric powder and mix well.
8. Switch off the stove and add in cooked vermicelli. Give a quick mix.
9. Next add in 2 tbsp of finely chopped coriander leaves, salt and lemon juice from a juicy lemon.
10. Mix carefully using a flat spatula. Tasty shavige chitranna or lemon sevai is ready to serve.

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