Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Lemon Rice

Ingredients:
Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Onion - 1 no (finely chopped)
Lemon - 1/2 (can be increased/reduced as per ur taste)
Dry Red Chillies - 3 (again as per ur taste)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Cashews/groundnuts - 10 nos
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt

Method:
1. Pressure cook Basmati rice with 2 cups of water. Cool it at room temperature.
2. Heat oil in a pan, fry mustard seeds, dry red chillies, channa dal, cashews for a minute.
3. Add the chopped onions fry till golden brown. Cool the fried ingredients.
4. Mix the rice with the above fried ingredients, salt and turmeric powder.
5. Squeeze the lemon juice and mix well.
6. Lemon rice is ready. Goes well with potato fry.

Note: Onion is only optional.

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