Lemon Rice

Cook rice as described in the rice recipe. Adding a cinnamon stick when boiling rice adds to the flavor. Lemon Rice is a tasty dish that can be eaten as a meal by itself or served with any accompaniment. Please note that you may use fresh or dessicated coconut. Just make sure it is not the sweet variety. Use fresh lemons if it is easily available. I generally use the bottled lemon juice.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons Canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
  • 2 tablespoons dry split channa (chick pea) lentils
  • 1 teaspoon ajmo seeds, also known as celery or tymol seeds
  • 1 tablespoon butter(optional)
  • 2 - 3 tablespoon desiccated coconut/sliced fresh coconut of/coconut flakes
  • 1 cup cashew nuts
  • 2 tablespoon peanuts
  • 1 - 2 finely sliced or crushed green chilies
  • 1-2 dry red chili (amount is to your taste)
  • 1 - 2 teaspoons salt
  • ¼teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 tablespoons lemon or lime juice/ fresh or bottled
  • about ¼ cup chopped cilantro leaves
a dish of delicious lemon rice

Delicious Lemon Rice

Method

  • Pick lentils & rinse. Add ½ cup water & microwave for 2 min.
  • Drain water and keep aside
  • Heat oil
  • Add mustard seeds. Put lid on & lower heat as seeds splutter
  • Add lentils & stir
  • Add chilies, ginger & turmeric: stir
  • Next add the nuts & stir for a few seconds
  • Add salt & coconut & lemon juice & stir
  • Add this mixture to the cooked rice and blend
  • Adjust salt if necessary. You may need extra because of the lemon juice. Garnish with Cilantro and serve



Lemon rice is also very good cooked with brown rice. If you have curry leaves available use that as well in the stage when you add the mustard seeds.

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