Recipe: Lemon Rice [edit]

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Yield: 3

[edit] Ingredients

3

cups Basmati rice

5

tablespoons Lemon juice

2

tablespoons Mustard Seeds

2

tablespoons Urad Daal

2

tablespoons Chana Daal

3

Dried Red chillies

½

tablespoon Turmeric Powder

½

cup Roasted Peanuts

12

Curry leaves

Salt to taste

2

tablespoons Vegetable oil

[edit] Preparation

Step 1

Cook rice in a rice cooker.Once the rice is cooked, keep it aside.

Step 2

Heat oil in a deep frying pan.

Step 3

Add dried red chillies cut into two, urad dal and chana dal.

Step 4

Cook until dals change colour to light brown.

Step 5

Add peanuts and mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start to crackle, then add curry leaves. Fry for 10-15 seconds.

Step 6

Next add turmeric powder and stir well.

Step 7

Add cooked rice, salt and lemon juice. Mix well, but very gently so that the rice grains does not break. Serve it hot.

[edit] About Lemon Rice

"Lemon rice is a specialty of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu." - Wikipedia

Video demo How to prepare Lemon Rice: http://showmethecurry.com/2007/10/29/lemon-rice/

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