Simple Occassinal Lemon Rice Dish Recipe

Ingredients

    2 cups rice (jasmine or other non-sticky rice)
    1/4 cup lemon (or lime) juice

For Seasoning

    6 tsp vegetable oil
    Asafoetida powder (hing), a pinch
    Turmeric powder, a pinch
    2 tsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
    1 tsp urad dal (optional)
    1 tsp mustard seeds
    4-5 small, whole red chillies
    5-6 green chillies, finely chopped
    10-12 cashews
    7-8 curry leaves
    Salt to taste

Directions

    Cook the rice in a rice cooker or pressure cooker with 4 cups of water. Let the rice cool.

    Heat oil in a small pan and add asafoetida, chana dal, and cashews and fry for a few seconds.

    Add mustard seeds, green chillies, and whole red chillies.

    When the mustard seeds start to pop, add curry leaves and turmeric powder.

    Add this seasoning to the cooked rice. Add salt and lemon juice, and mix well using a plastic spatula.

    Serve hot or cold, with poppadums or chips.