Lemon Rice

Lemon rice is popular in south India. It is prepared by adding Lemon Juice in Cooked rice and seasoned with pulses.

INGREDIENTS:

• Raw rice - 1 cup 
• Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp 
• Chopped Green Chillies - 1 tsp 
• Chopped Ginger - 1 tsp 
• Asafoetida - ¼ tsp
• Gingely oil - 1 tbsp 
• Red chilles - 2 nos 
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp 
• Urad dal - 1 tsp 
• Chana dal - 1 tsp 
• Broken cashew nuts - 1 tbsp 
• Curry leaves - few
• Chopped  corriander leaves - 1tbsp
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook rice and allow to cool.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add urad dal and chana dal and fry it.
• Once urad dal becomes golden colour add cashew nut and fry it.
• Add asafoetida,turmeric powder, green chilly, ginger and curry leaves into the oil and turn off the stove.
• Slowly add rice into it and mix.
• Add Lemon juice in to the rice and mix well.
• Garnish with chopped  corriander leaves and serve.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Pappadam/Chips and Raita.