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 LEMON RICE


Ingredients:

  • Cooked Rice - 300 gms (White rice or Brown rice)
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1/2 cup 
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Peanuts - 2 tbsp
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Urad dal -  1 tsp
  • Chana dal - 1tsp
  • A pinch of Asafoetida
  • Whole Red chilli - 4 to 6
  • Fresh Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
  • Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (chopped)
  • Ginger - 1/4 tsp (optional)

Recipe Directions:

  • Put the oil in a sauce pan, add mustard seeds and let it splutter now add asafoetida, curry leaves, red chill, Chana dal, Urad dal and ginger . Saute them well.
  • Turn the heat down to very low add peanuts, turmeric powder followed by rice. Turn around a few times so the rice is completely nixed.
  • Add lemon juice and salt to the rice and mix well. Stir with a wooden fork. 
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and Serve hot.

 



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