Recipe
Lemon Rice
South Indian tangy lemon rice with peanut and curry leaf tempering
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
4
Level
easy
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked basmati rice
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- 2 dried red chilies
- Curry leaves
- 2 tbsp oil
Method
- 1
Spread cooked rice on a plate and let it cool slightly.
- 2
Heat oil, add mustard seeds, urad dal, peanuts and dried chilies.
- 3
When mustard pops, add curry leaves and turmeric.
- 4
Add cooled rice and toss gently with the tempering.
- 5
Squeeze lemon juice over rice and mix well.
- 6
Serve with papad and pickle as a quick meal.
