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 LEMON RICE

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 cup
• Lemon  - 3
• Turmeric powder - 2 tsp
• Red chilli - 6 to 7
• Green chilli - 2 (finely chopped)
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Cooked fresh peas - 1/2 cup (optional)
• Salt to taste

For Seasoning:

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urdhal - 1 tsp
• Bengal gram dhal - 1 tsp
• Fenu greek - 1tsp
  
• Cashewnuts - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves - 1/4 cup

For Garnish:

• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
• Fried peanuts - 1 tbsp (optional)

Method:

Wash and soak rice for half an hour.

Cook rice till soft but each grain should be separate. Allow it cool completely. Add 2 tsp of oil and cooked peas and mix gently.

Heat oil , fry seasonings and red chillies, green chillies, and turmeric powder  and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.

Pour over cooled rice with enough salt. Squeeze lemon juice and mix well.

Garnish with coriander leaves and fried peanuts.