Lemon rice

Lemon rice

Lemon rice is ideal for picnics as it stays fresh for a longer time.  It can be used with raita, papad, and homemade fish pickles or chicken tikka.

 

Ingredients

·         Rice -2 cups

·         Lemon juice -3 tbsp.

·         Curry leaves-2sprigs

·         Shallots-2

·         Green chilies (slit)-2

·         Dried red chilies (broken into two and the seeds removed)-2

·         Mustard-1tsp

·         Black gram (uzhunnu)-1tsp

·         Masoor dal-1tsp

·         Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

·         Oil -2 tsp

·         Salt to taste

Method

·         Wash the rice, boil 3litres of water and cook the rice.

·         Before straining the water add a tablespoon of lemon juice and enough salt.

·         Heat oil in a large wok and splutter the mustard seeds.

·         Add black gram and masoor dhal and sauté till it turns light brown

·         Add shallots, curry leaves, green chilies and red chilies and sauté till the shallots turn golden brown.

·         Add turmeric powder and after twenty seconds or so add the remaining lemon juice.

·         Add the rice little by little, mix it gently.

·         Serve with raita , papad and pickles.