Lemon Rice

Name: Lemon Rice
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups raw Rice; 2 tbsp Oil; 1/8 tsp Asafoetida or Hing; 1 tsp Black Mustard Seeds; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Salt; 2-3 tbsp Lemon juice; 3 Green Chillies chopped; 1 tbsp Bengal Gram or Chana Daal; 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves; 1 tsp Black Gram or Urad Daal; 2-3 Dry Red Chillies; 4-5 tbsp Peanuts

ZMA @zesty5

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Lime and Lemony Lemon Rice. This is what I call it. A very popular crunchy, flavourful and sour South Indian Rice recipe that is loved by many. It can be made with both raw and cooked Rice. The Peanuts add crunch to this dish and the Lemon juice gives it a sour taste. This one can be used as a tiffin recipe too. Though it tastes best on it's own, it can be served with pickle or raita or any side dish of one's choice. Cashews and Almonds can also be added to give it richness. This aromatic Rice dish is therefore the first choice of many when there is some leftover plain cooked Rice at home.

This is a lovely Breakfast dish from the Southern parts of India. And not only for Breakfast, it can be made at anytime one wishes to have this delicious and flavourful meal. It's a kinda comfort meal for me. I just love it so much. Do give it a try people. Iam sure you will love it too.

Enjoy Cooking with Zeen!

ZMA @zesty5

Enjoy Cooking with Zeen!

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Ingredients

25-30 minutes

2 servings

3 cupsraw Rice
2 tbspOil
1/8 tspAsafoetida or Hing
1 tspBlack Mustard Seeds
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspSalt
2-3 tbspLemon juice
3Green Chillies chopped
1 tbspBengal Gram or Chana Daal
2 SprigsCurry Leaves
1 tspBlack Gram or Urad Daal
2-3Dry Red Chillies
4-5 tbspPeanuts

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Steps

25-30 minutes

1

Prepare the plain Rice as per your convenience and set aside until use.
2

In a cooking pan, heat Ghee and add the Mustard Seeds at first. Keep the flame on a low. After they crackle, add the Curry Leaves and the Dry Red Chillies.
3

Add Asafoetida and both the Lentils now. Let the colour change to a light golden and then add the Turmeric powder and the chopped Green Chillies as well. Now add the Peanuts. Fry them for a while until crisp and done.
4

Now add the Lemon juice and mix. And finally the cooked or leftover Rice and give it all a good mix. That's it. Garnish with a few chopped Coriander Leaves also if desired. Cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
5

Serve it alongside some Poppadoms and Pickle. Enjoy!

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ZMA @zesty5

on September 27, 2021 08:21

Homemaker by choice and a passionate cook by heart. An aspiring cook who actually never knew anything about Cooking until i became a mother myself.With Motherhood came the responsibilities as well and this was the turning point in my life.I started to learn the ABC's of cooking, taking help from my mother and my MIL. And time just flew. I spread my wings higher and higher. With my love for excellence and innovation, i stepped into a world of homecooks with my exposure to Cookpad one fine day on the social media. And there was no looking back since then and i have not only shared recipes here on this wonderful platform but also have made some lovely friends as well. Today iam successful because of my hard work, dedication and loads of good wishes of my family and my kids in particular.