Simple Lemon Rice Recipe
When life gives you lemons, make lemon rice!
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 2 dried red chillies
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- 10-12 cashews
- 10-12 curry leaves
- 2 green chillies chopped
- ¼ tsp hing asafoetida
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 cups cooked rice
- Lemon slices and fried curry leaves for garnishing
Instructions
- Heat oil in a kadai over medium flame. Reduce the heat and add mustard seeds. Let them splutter.
- Add urad dal, chana dal, dried red chilli, peanuts and cashews. Cook until the nuts are golden and crunchy.
- Add curry leaves, green chilli, hing, and turmeric. Cook for a minute.
- Turn the flame off. Add salt, lemon juice and rice.
- Gently toss everything together to combine.
- Transfer to a plate. Garnish with a slice of lemon and some crispy curry leaves.
- Your flavourful lemon rice is now ready to serve!