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Lemon Rice

Ingredients

Rice_ 1 ½ cups
Salt_as per taste
Oil/ghee_2 tblspns
Asafoetida_a pinch
Dried red chillies_2
Split black gram (urad dal)_1 tblspn
Split gram (chana dal)_ 1 tblspn
Fenugreek seeds (methi seeds)_1/2 tspn
Peanuts_1/2 cups
Mustard seds (optional)_1/2 rspn
Curry leaves_10-12
Lemon juice_3 tblspns
Turmeric powder_1/2 tblspn
Grated frsh coconut (optional)_1 tblspn

Method of Preparation

1_ Pick, wash and soak rice for about thirty minutes. Drain and then boil in plenty of boiling salted water until almost done. Drain and keep aside.
2_ Heat oil/ghee in a shallowpan or a kadai. Add a pinch of asafoetida. Add dried red chillies broken into two, urad dal, chana dal and methi seeds. Cook until dals change colour to light brown.
3_ dd peanuts and mustard seeds. Let mustard seeds crackle, then add curry leaves. Mix turmeric powder in this. Stir fry for half a minute. Add cooked rice, saltand lemon juice.
4_ Garnish with grated cocnut.
Chef´s Tip: You can use roasted or fried peanuts for this recipe.
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