LEMON RICE

Lemon rice is a very easy South indian dish and you can make it when you are in a hurry.You can make it with cooked rice or with left over rice. Lemon rice can be made for tiffin box, picnic or when you are travelling. This can be served with pappads or raita.

 Lemon helps to fight infection and promote immunity. It contains calcium, magnesium vitamin C etc,

INGREDIENTS

Rice 2 cup cooked
Grated carrot 1/4 cup
Peas
Onion 1 medium
Ginger 1inch grated
Green chilies 2 or 3 slit
Curry leaves
Lemon 2 no.s
Salt to taste
Turmeric 1 tsp
Asafoetida 1 tsp
Refined oil 1 tbsp
Peanuts roasted 1 tbsp
Mustard 1 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Coriander leaves

METHOD

Take a deep pan/ kadai and heat the oil add mustard, jeera. When the mustard splutters add curry leaves, onion, green chilies, ginger and fry till onion changes colour.

Add aesofodia, turmeric and fry for a second. Add peas, carrot , roasted peanuts and little salt . Turn off the fire.

Add the juice of 2 lemon. Add the rice and stir mix well. Keep it covered for 4-5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Add salt to cooked rice and add to the kadai and stir for 5 minutes,. Garnish with corriander leaves. Serve hot with Pappads.