Lemon Rice | Video
Simple and easy rice infused with the irresistible flavor of fresh lemons. Enjoy this on its own as a light meal or with a side of your favorite curry.
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Ingredients
Rice:
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 4 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Lemon rice:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon urad dal skinned black gram
- 1 teaspoon chana dal skinned bengal gram
- 2 green chilies chopped
- ½ " fresh ginger finely julienned
- 1 dried red chili
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric turmeric powder
- A pinch of asafetida
- Peanuts roasted in ghee to garnish
Instructions
Rice:
- Rinse rice under cold running water. Soak for 30 minutes. Drain. Place rice in a saucepan. Cover with 4 cups water. cook rice for 5-6 minutes or until tender. Drain.
- Pour in lemon juice. Stir gently to combine. Set aside.
Lemon rice:
- Heat oil in a large frypan over medium-high heat. Add mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Add urad dal and chana dal. Stir fry for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Add green chilies, ginger, red chilies and curry leaves. Stir fry for a minute. Reduce the heat to low. Add tumeric powder and asafetida. Fry for a minute. Add cooked rice. Season with salt. Stir to combine. Heat through.
- Garnish with peanuts if you like.
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Notes
- You can use leftover rice in this recipe
- Peanuts can be substituted with roasted cashew nuts or almonds if you like
- Peanuts can be substituted with roasted cashew nuts or almonds if you like
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 501mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g