Lemon rice

I love rice. I can let go of anything from my meal but not rice. To add some zing, today i made Lemon rice. It has Southern Indian tempering which I love as well.

This is a simple, tasty and can be made in a jiffy recipe.

Ingredients: 
1 cup steamed rice

Oil  - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 6
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp (Roasted)
Chana Dal - 1 tsp (Roasted)
Dried red chillies - 2 ( broken in 2)
Fresh green  chilli - 1 ( chopped in 4)
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Garnishing
Chopped fresh coriander - 2 tbsp

Method:  

1. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and add the mustard seeds. When its crackles, quickly add urad dal, chana dal, red chillies, green chilli, asafoetida, curry leave and turmeric powder. Saute it for 10 seconds on low heat.

2.  Add rice, lemon juice, sugar and salt and toss well. 

3. Serve hot, garnished with chopped coriander. To balance the tangy taste, accompany the lemon rice with chopped cucumber and curry leaves chutney ( will be uploading the recipe shortly)

Do try this recipe out... A sure seller for your family/ Let me know your feedback.

Enjoy!!!