Carrot lemon rice

                 We eat with our eyes first and kids follow this mantra to the heart. So, today in kids vacation special recipes is a healthy and colorful rice dish called the Carrot lemon rice.

                Lemon rice is a famous South Indian rice dish which is an ideal food to pack for long journeys or lunch boxes. Carrot lemon rice is basically an addition of beta carotene, fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and iron to the regular lemon rice all owing to colorful orange carrots. A website also suggests that munching carrots helps in keeping teeth and gums healthy.

               For more carrot recipes check out Carrot milkshake, Sweet n sour carrot salad, Carrot capsicum rice, Carrot beans fry and Gajar halwa from My Mom's Kitchen. Now, onto today's recipe :-

Ingredients:

1. Cooked rice - 2 to 3 cups
2. Carrot - 1no
3. Peanuts - 1 tbsp
4. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
5. Urad dal - 1 tsp
6. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
7. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
8. Lemon - 1/2 no
9. Salt - to taste
10. Oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and urad dal. Do not turn the dal brown.
• When the dal starts changing color add peanuts followed by curry leaves .
• Add carrot and saute for a minute.
• Add turmeric powder and mix well.
• Add this prepared mixture to the cooked rice.
• Season with salt and lemon juice. Stir once and switch off the flame.
• Serve hot.

         You may also like to try Tomato rice, Mixed fried rice, Lobia chawal, Sweet corn fried rice and Sinangag (garlic fried rice) from My Mom's Kitchen.

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         Happy Cooking!!!