Lemon rice

15:25 Niloufer Riyaz 1 Comments

The colour of the yellow grains always fascinates us. It is an all time favorite lunch box dish. Have it with curd, potato fry or egg scramble, it is a sure hit! Try out this recipe and you will love it for sure.

You need:
Raw rice or Basmati                   1 cup
Raw peanuts                               2tbsp
Chana dhal                                 1 1/2tbsp
Cashew nut                                5-6(optional)
Dry red chilli                               3nos
Green chilli                                 2nos
Mustard seeds                           1/2 tsp
Curry leaves                              2sprig
Oil                                            2tbsp
Ghee                                        1tbsp
Lemon(big)                               1
Turmeric powder                      1/2tsp
Salt

Preparation:
Wash and cook the rice with salt. Seperate the grains and cool.
Heat the kadai add oil, when the oil just gets heated add mustard seeds,
When it starts to splutter add peanuts, fry for 1 min, add chana dal, red chilli, green chilli, curry leaves and turmeric powder. Fry for 30 seconds, Add the rice and ghee. Switch off the flame.
Add the lemon juice and mix well. Season with salt.
Serve

1 comments:

Al Hikmah said...

sister this dish is truly gr8. my family loved it a lot. thank u sis!!!