Lemon rice
 
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A quick and easy lemon rice for the busy day!
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 2 cups of water
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 40 ml lime juice
  • 3 table spoons oil
  • ¼ tsp black mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp udad dal
  • 2 table spoon channa dal
  • 3 dry red chilli
  • 2 stem curry leaves
  • 1/ 2 cup peanuts
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup chopped coriander leaves.
Instructions
  1. Making of rice :
  2. Wash and clean the rice at least 3 times to remove excess starch.
  3. In a medium size sauce pan add the rice and water along with ½ tsp of salt. Mix the salt to the rice well and squeeze 1 lime to the rice.
  4. Switch on the fire and keep the rice for cooking.
  5. When the water starts to boil, lower the heat and cook the rice covered for ~ 5 mts.
  6. After 5 mts, slowly fluff the rice with a fork.
  7. Sprinkle a hand full of water to the rice and switch off the fire and cover and keep it aside.
  8. Once the rice is cooled a bit keep it in the freezer for 10 mts.
  9. By the time the rice is cooling in the freezer, you can measure other ingredients for the tempering.
  10. Tempering :
  11. In a large pan or a wok add oil and allow it to heat up.
  12. When the oil is heated, add the mustard seeds and udad dal and wait for the mustard seeds to splutter.
  13. Add in the dry red chillies and saute few times.
  14. Add in the channa dal and saute further.
  15. Now add in the curry leaves along with the peanuts and saute till the pea nuts are roasted.
  16. Lower the fire and add in the turmeric powder and asfetida powder and saute for a few times.
  17. Add in the cooled rice and carefully mix.
  18. Add a pinch of salt.
  19. Switch off the fire and squeeze ½ a lime and give another mix.
  20. Add chopped coriander leaves and slowly mix the rice as not to break the rice.
  21. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Seemology at https://www.seemology.com/lemon-rice/