Lemon Rice

Lemon Rice is a delicious and easy South Indian dish . Lemon juice gives a very refreshing and tangy flavor to the rice.

Ingredients

Cooked rice - 2 cups
Lemon ( Indian lemon) - 1
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - As needed

To temper

Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Peanuts - 2-3 tbsp
Red chilli - 3
Green chilli - 3
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Method

First cook rice with water in a ratio 1 :2 . After done, drain it and transfer to a broad bowl and add a tsp of oil and a tsp of salt and mix carefully once and keep aside.
Squeeze lemon and collect the juice. Keep aside.
Heat a kadai  with oil, add mustard, once spluttered, add urad dal, channa dal, peanuts and redchilli. Fry till golden.
Then add green chillies, curry leaves, asafoetida and turmeric. Give a quick stir and add the lemon juice. If you want you can add a tbsp of water and switch off the stove. Add salt and mix well.
Add it to the cooled rice and mix well. Adjust salt, sesame oil as desired.
 Tasty lemon rice is ready. ...

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