Another variety Rice item which can be prepared with ease.Lemon which itself acts as a preservative in many food items will preserve this rice also from spoiling for a day or two.It is best suited for packed lunch for small children since it will be easy for them to have by themselves.
Ingredients
Rice-1 1/2 cups
Lemon-2
Mustard seed-1 teaspoonchanna dhal-1table spoon
green chillies-5
ginger-finely chopped-1/2 teaspoon
Red chillies-2
Cashew nuts or peanuts broken-2 table spoonsAsafoteda(hing)-1 teaspoon
curry leaf-little
How to make lemon rice:- Cook the rice with little less water than usual in such a way that they do not stick to each other
- Add 1 spoon oil and allow it to cool Transfer the rice into a flat bottom bowl.
- Take the juice of the lemon in a cup .Remove the seeds.Add a pinch of Turmeric powder and the salt required(1 to 1 1/2 table spoons) and keep aside.
- Keep the kadai in the stove.pour 2 to 3 table spoons of gingely oil.When the nuts and dhal are roasted switch off the stove and then add the lemon juice into the kadai.
- If the juice is added before it will give a bitter taste.
- Now add this mixture into the bowl of rice slowly checking for the taste in between.
This Rice will taste good with just chips or pickle.