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Lemon Rice
 
 
Category: Rice varieties
Submitted By: Meena Nagappan
 
Rice item which can be prepared with ease.Lemon which itself acts as a preservative in many food items will preserve this rice also from spoiling for a day or two.It is best suited for packed lunch for small children since it will be easy for them to have by themselves.
 
Required Ingredients:
 
1)Rice-1 1/2 cups
2)Lemon-2

To season

1)Mustard seed-1 teaspoon
2)channa dhal-1 table spoon
3)green chillies-5
4)ginger-finely chopped-1/2 teaspoon
5)Red chillies-2
6)Asafoteda(hing)-1 teaspoon
7)Cashew nuts or peanuts broken-2 table spoons
8)curry leaf-little
 
Cooking Instruction:
 
1)Cook the rice with little less water than usual in such a way that they do not stick to each other

2)Transfer the rice into a flat bottom bowl.Add 1 spoon oil and allow it to cool

3)Take the juice of the lemon in a cup .
Remove the seeds.Add a pinch of Turmeric powder and the salt required(1 to 1 1/2 table spoons) and keep aside.

4)Keep the kadai in the stove.pour 2 to 3 table spoons of oil.Season with all the items given in'To season'.

5)When the nuts and dhal are roasted switch off the stove and then add the lemon juice into the kadai.
If the juice is added before it will give a bitter taste.

6)Now add this mixture into the bowl of rice slowly checking for the taste in between.
This Rice will taste good with just chips or pickle.
 
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