Lemon Rice/Lime Rice

Lemon/Lime rice is one of the easiest recipe.Whenever we plan for a trip,this recipe will come in our mind..Its taste remains unchanged even after many hours.


Ingredients:

Cooked rice - 3 cups (leftovers work perfect)
Raw peanuts - 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Lemon/Lime -4 (medium size)
Salt-Acc to taste
Gingelly oil / nallennai - 3 tbsp
Red chillies torn into halves-3
Garlic -5 pods
Mustard seeds -1tbsp
Urad dhal -2 tbsp
Chana dal / kadala paruppu -3 tbsp
A generous pinch of hing / asafoetida / perungaayam
curry leaves -10

Preparation:

(1) Heat oil in a pan and add the peanuts. Roast until nicely browned. Drain and set aside.

(2) To the hot oil, add the mustard seeds , after they popped add urad and channa dal fry till they turn golden brown, add chopped garlic ,red chillies and fry it.Finally add the turmeric powder,hing and salt. Now add peanuts, curry leaves mix well and remove from fire.

(3) Add cooked rice to the above mixture and mix well. Squeeze lime on the rice and mix again. Depending on the lime / lemon you use, the sourness will vary.

(4)Now the lime rice is ready to serve or pack for a trip.

(5)Lime rice could be served with potato fry or any chutney.

Notes:

(1) Always make sure the rice is not sticky.

(2)You can use fried cashewnuts to garnish.This will add richness to the lemon rice.

(3) Chopped coriander leaves can also be used to garnish..