Lemon Rice

Serves: 2

You need:

Rice – 1cup

Lemon – 1

Turmeric powder – 1/4tsp

Salt – as needed

Water -2cups to cook rice

Oil – 3tbsp

                                     

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds – 1tsp

Urad dal – 1tbsp

Bengal gram dal/chana dal – 1tbsp

Groundnuts/peanuts – 1tbsp

Green chillies - 2

Few curry leaves

Preparation:

Cook rice. Rice to water ratio is 1:2. 

Squeeze lemon and take juice.  

Add lime juice and salt to the cooked rice.

                                      

Cooking:

Heat oil in a pan.

Add mustard seeds and curry leaves when the oil is hot.

When it crackles, add urad dal, chana dal, peanuts and lastly green chillies.

Add turmeric powder when the dal turns brown.  Switch off the heat.

Pour this over the rice. Mix and Serve!