Lemon Rice 1

Ingredients

1. Rice - 1 cup 2. Lemon - 1 large 3. Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp 4. Dry Red Chilly - 4 5. Turmeric Powder - a pinch 6. Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp 7. Salt - 1 tsp 8. Venthayam (methi seed) - 1/2 tsp 9. Channa Dhal - 1/2 tsp 10. Asafoetida - a pinch 11. Cashews - 5 12. Gingelly Oil - 2 tsp

Preparation

1. Cook the rice in 2 cups water, making sure that the cooked grains are separate.

2. Let it cool on a large plate.

3. Add the turmeric powder and the gingelly oil to the rice and mix evenly.

4. Fry the venthayam in a pan without adding any ghee and then fry 2 of the chilies in a little ghee.

5. Dry grind it coarsely along with the salt and sprinkle over the rice.

6. In some ghee fry the urad and channa dhals, cashews (cut into small pieces), the remaining chilies and asafetida and spread this over the rice.

7. Add the juice from the lemon and mix everything evenly.

8. Garnish with cut curry leaves and coriander.