Lemon rice
Cook Time:
30 min
Prep Time:
5 min
Servings:
4
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice 1 cup
- 3 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 2 tbsp grated coconut
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 ½ tbsp Chana dal
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- ½ tsp asafetida
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup peanuts/cashew nuts
- 6-8 curry leaves
- 2 tbsp cut Cilantro for garnish.
Directions
- Wash the basmati rice a few times and then pressure cook it in 2 cups of water with a tsp of oil for 1 whistle and switch off the flame.
- In the meantime, heat the remaining oil in a pan and once hot, add mustard seeds and allow them to crackle.
- Next add the chana dal and the urad dal and roast to a golden brown.
- Add the slit green chillies, ginger, asafetida, turmeric and curry leaves.
- Saute for less than a minute and switch off the flame.
- The peanuts can be roasted in the microwave for 2 minutes in 1 minute intervals and then added to the mixture.
- The cooked basmati rice needs to be fluffed up with a fork so the grains can be separately.
- Add the lime juice and the grated coconut to the mixture and mix well with the cooked basmati rice.
- Adjust the quantity of lime juice according to taste.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro.