Lemon Rice

Ingredients

Long grain rice or basmati – 1 cup
Dry red chillies – 2 (broken into 2 pieces)
Asafoetida - a pinch
Chana dal – 1tbsp
Urad dal(split black gram) – 1tbsp
Fenugreek seeds – 1tsp
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Lemon juice – 3 tbsps
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Peanuts – ¼ cup
Curry leaves - 3 stalks
Grated fresh coconut – 1tbsp (optional)
Cooking oil/ghee -2 tbsps
Salt to taste

Directions


1. Wash and soak the rice for about 30 minutes. Then cook the rice in boiling salted water until its almost done. Drain and keep aside.
2. Heat oil/ ghee in a pan. Add a pinch of asafetida, dried red chillies, urad dal, chana dal and fenugreek seeds. Fry till the colour of dal becomes light brown.
3. Add peanuts and mustard seeds. Let the mustard seeds crackle and add curry leaves.
4. Add turmeric powder and stir fry for a minute and add cooked rice, salt and lemon juice. Mix well.
5. Garnish with fried grated coconut (optional).