Lemon Rice- South Special
by Sandipan
Well what to say about this dish that we already don't know. A south indian traditional dish that is popular all over. It is considered to be a whole meal by itself. I first had this dish when i was doing my engineering in vellore and fell in love with it right away. Bare minimum spices yet tastes so great. Here's my version. . Do try it and let me know your inputs. Goes along great with raita or a glass of chilled butter milk. .
Lemon Rice- South Special recipe - How to make Lemon Rice- South Special
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 3 to 4 servings
300 gms cooked rice
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
1/4 cup chana dal (split bengal gram)
1/4 cup peanuts , optional
1/4 cup cashewnuts (kaju) , optional
15-20 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp of turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
salt to taste
1 tsp oil
- Method
- In a vessel take the cooked rice and add the lemon juice and salt in it and mix well.
- Heat oil in a non stick pan or wok.
- Add the peanuts and cashewnuts and roast them for 2 minutes.
- Keep aside the peanuts and cashews and add the chana dal in the pan and roast them for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the cumin seeds,mustard seeds and fennel seeds and let it crackle.
- Add 1/2 tsp of hing, dry red chilli and fry for 1 minute.
- Add the curry leaves and haldi powder, chilli powder and mix well.
- Add the ginger garlic paste and mix well till the rawness of the ginger garlic goes away.
- Add the green peas and mix well.
- Add the rice which was initially mixed with lemon and salt and mix well so that the masala is mixed completely and gives a nice bright lemon yellow color to the rice.
- Finally add the roasted peanuts and cashews to the rice and give it a nice mix.
- Serve with raita or a glass of chilled butter milk.