Lemon Rice Recipe
'Lemon Rice' is a simple yet flavourful one pot rice recipe. You can either use leftover or freshly prepared steamed rice for the recipe. It is a vegan friendly dish which does not use any onion or garlic; and stays good for long hours at room temperature.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp urad daal
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- curry leaves few
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 2-4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2-3 nos dry red chillies
- 1/2 cup dry peanuts
- 2 cups cooked plain rice
- 3-4 tbsp fresh lemon juice adjust as per taste
- salt as per taste
- fresh coriander leaves for garnish
Instructions
- First dry roast peanuts over low heat and keep them aside, ensure peanuts are properly roasted.
- Take a kadhai or pan over high heat and add oil into it.
- Once oil is hot, turn heat to low and add mustard seeds into it.
- Let it sizzle for few seconds and then add cumin seeds along with urad daal and curry leaves.
- Let them crackle for another few seconds and add asafoetida along with turmeric powder and dry red chillies.
- Add roasted peanuts into the pan.
- Stir it all to combine.
- Add cooked rice into the pan and mix everything together.
- Cover with lid and simmer on low heat for 8-10 minutes. Do not over cook the rice, else it will turn mushy.
- Finally drizzle lemon juice and stir it all to combine well.
- Turn off the heat and garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve it hot with your favourite accompaniment.
Notes
- This recipe goes well with sona masoor, ponni rice or samba rice; anything but basamati. I have used sona masoori rice for the recipe.
- Do not add extra water, else it will turn soggy.