Lemon rice
Lemon rice is a tasty variety of rice that is usually prepared during festivals in South India.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 2 tbsp groundnuts
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/8 tsp asafoetida
- 1 tbsp bengal gram
- 1 tbsp urad dal
- a few curry leaves
- salt to taste
- 4 green chilly
- coriander leaves
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp fresh coconut
Instructions
- Wash and cook the rice in pressure cooker. The grains should be separate. Add water accordingly.
- Take oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, as it crackle add bengal gram and urad dal, let cook for a few seconds. Add groundnuts, let cook for a few minutes. Then add the green chilly, asafoetida, turmeric powder and curry leaves.
- Put the cooked rice in it. Add salt and mix well. Put lemon juice to it.
- Garnish with coconut and coriander leaves.