Lemon Rice

Lemon Rice

Ingredient 

Raw Rice – 2 cups
Lemon - 2
Red chilly or green chilli – 4
Bengal gram dhal – 1 teaspoon
Urad dhal - 1 teaspoon
Asafotida – ¼ teaspoon
Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
Cashew nut – 1 tablespoon
Gingelly Oil – 4 or 5 tablespoon
Mustard – Half teaspoon
Curry leaves – few
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste


Method:

Cook rice till soft (But not mushy). Put it in a plate or broad vessel and spread it. Sprinkle one or two teaspoon oil over it.

Take out juice from the lemons.

In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot add mustard. When it pops up, add Bengal gram dhal, urad dhal, and fry till it turns light brown. Add cashew nuts, chillies, asafetida powder and curry leaves and fry for a while. Add turmeric powder and salt and stir well. Keep the stove in low heat and add the cooked rice and gently mix it. Finally add lemon juice and mix it once again and remove.

Tips:

You can also add ground nuts, a small piece of fresh ginger chopped while seasoning. Instead of nuts, you can add few green peas cooked and a small carrot cut into small pieces.