Lemon Rice

Ingredients

•  Oil – 2 Tbs
•  Mustard Seeds – ½ Ts
•  Black Gram – ½ Ts
•  Bengal Gram – 1 Tbs
•  Peanuts – 2 Tbs
•  Green Chilli – 3 Nos.
•  Curry Leaves – 2 Strings
•  Red Chilli – 2 Nos.
•  Asafetida – ½ Ts
•  Turmeric Powder – ½ Ts
•  Cooked Rice – 1 Cup
•  Lemon – 1 ½ Nos.
•  Salt – to taste

Directions

1. Heat some oil in a pan.
2. Splutter mustard seeds, black gram dal, chana dal and saute till the dal changes in colour.
3. Add peanuts and saute for 2 minutes.
4. Add green chilli and curry leaves and saute till the curry leaves turns crisp.
5. Add whole red chilli and saute for a minute.
6. Turn off the stove. Add turmeric powder and asafetida and mix well.
7. Add the cooked rice and mix well.
8. Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon and add salt to taste.
9. Mix well and serve hot.