How to Make Easy lemon Rice

Lemon rice, a food item admired by all who like spicy and tangy dishes. It is one of the traditional dish of South India. Generally cooked in the festivals and special occasions.






Main Ingredient

  

Cooked rice             :           500 gms

Lemon                     :           3 no.s

Other Ingrdients

Mustard seeds          :           1 ½ tbsp

Turmeric                  :           1tbsp

Salt                           :           as per the taste

Hing / Asafoetida     :          1 tsp

Chena dal                 :           1tbsp

Biri dal                     :           1 tbsp

Dry red chillies        :           6

Green chillies           :           10 (slit lengthwise)

Curry leaves             :           15 to 20 leaves

Method: Smoothly roast and powder a half tbsp of mustard seeds keep aside. Heat oil in a pan add grated ginger, hing a nice smell gives up then add green chillies, 1 tbsp of mustard seeds,  2 kinds of  dal, dry red chillies, curry leaves,  turmeric and at last add salt stir fry till the color changes into a light pink. Turn off the stove now add cooked rice, pour lemon juice mix well then sprinkle powdered mustard seeds. Serve with raita.