Lemon Rice

         
                      Lemon Rice is a quite common and popular rice dish in South India. It is a very simple and easy dish to prepare.

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              Every ingredient of the dish comes up with its own unique flavor. While the peanuts give a crunch the curry leaves bring about the aroma, the turmeric brings it color and lemon gives it the taste. It is certainly a dish that pleases all your senses and fills your tummy well.

               This dish can be prepared with either fresh cooked rice or left over rice. Infact it is a good idea to use your left over rice as it will finish your rice, give a new taste and you don't have to hit your head thinking for new side dishes.

Ingredients: 

1. Rice - 60gms
2. Lemon - 1/2 no
3. Turmeric Powder - 1/2tsp
4. Salt - To Taste

For Seasoning:

1. Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
2. Bengal gram dal - 1/2tsp
3. Curry Leaves - 5 to 6nos
4. Peanuts - 2tbsp
5. Red Chilies - 1 to 2nos
6. Oil - 2tbsp

Method:

• Clean and wash rice. 
• Boil 5-6 cups of water in a large pan. Add rice. Cook till done. Strain the rice in a colander. Keep aside. Let it cool.
• In a small bowl mix lemon juice and salt together.
• Heat Oil in a Kadai, reduce the flame add mustard seeds, dal and red chilies. Then add peanuts and cook on a very low flame till the dal starts changing color. Don't let the dal turn brown.
• Add turmeric powder and curry leaves. Cool and to the cooked and cooled rice.
• Add the lemon juice mixture. Mix well and Serve.

               You can enjoy this rice without any side dish or can eat it with any pickle or chutney of your choice. But what suits this dish well is fried papads! So eat it however you like, bring about a new taste for you to enjoy.

               If you are looking for more rice recipes do check out Mixed fried rice, Boot pulao, Chana vegetable biryani, Carrot capsicum rice and Tomato rice from My Mom's Kitchen.

             Do share your views with me in the comments section and tell me what goes in best with the dish. I will meet you with my next post.

Happy Cooking!