Lemon rice

Lemon rice is most familiar and day to day lunch box recipe in the home's of south india. Lemon rice is like any other variety rice and easy to prepare. This dish is my most comfortable lunch box recipe, and I make almost once in a week. The secret and hassel free way of making, lemon rice in three steps.

1. once the tempering is done, switch off the flame. which keeps the flavour as fresh.

2.  squeeze the lemon or add the lemon juice at the end. following this way, will require a very less lemon juice.

3. The secret ingredient for lemon rice is asafoetida and chopped coriander, which gives the flavour to taste as right. 

Ingredient's

Let have quick look at the ingredient's

1. Cooked Rice   - As required
2. Lemon            - 1/2 lemon squeezed
3. Salt                 - As required
4. Oil                  - 2 tablespoon

For tempering

1. Mustard seeds     - 1/4 teaspoon
2. Urid dhal             - 1/4 teaspoon
3. Chana dhal          - 1/4 teaspoon
4. Cashew nut's        - 1/4 teaspoon
5. Green chili           - 2 finely chopped
6. Red chili              - 1 slit
7. Curry Leaf           - 4 to 5 leaves
8. Asafoetida            - 1/4 teaspoon
9. Ginger                  -1/4 teaspoon
10. Turmeric powder  - 1/4 teaspoon

Preparation

1. To a pan,  add a two table spoon of oil .
2. Once the oil gets heated, now slowly add the tempering ingredient's one by one. First start with mustard seed, urid dhal, chana dhal, cashew nut, green chili, red chili, ginger and curry leaves.
3. Then comes the important ingredient in lemon rice is asafoetida (hing) and turmeric powder, add 1/4 tea spoon of each.
4. Now switch off the flame, add the cooked rice to the pan and give a nice mix.
5. To the pan, gently squeeze half lemon all over rice and give a nice mix. Lemon juice will cook, with remain heat in the pan.
6. Finally, add the required salt and stir well.
7. Garnish with the finally chopped coriander.

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