Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes Lemon rice is a speciality of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu.
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked white rice (add a little oil to the raw rice before cooking it. This gives rice a better texture)
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 3 tbsp sesame or gingely oil ("Til" oil in Hindi, "NaLEnnai" in Tamil, sesame oil)
- 2 tbsp split-peas
- 2 tbsp groundnuts (peanuts)
- 1/2 tsp asafoetida ("Heengh" in Hindi, "Perungayum" in Tamil)
- 3-4 dry red chillies
- 4-5 curry leaves
- 2 lemons squeezed or 4 tbsp lemon concentrate
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 3/4 tbsp salt
Procedure
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add groundnuts and split-peas, fry until golden brown.
- Add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves and red chillies (broken into pieces). Wait till the mustard seeds sputter.
- Mix a little salt, turmeric powder and lemon concentrate.
- Let it boil and reduce.
- Remove pan from stove, add to the rice and mix well.
Notes, tips, and variations
- Serve with potato chips or pickle
- 1 tsp sesame seeds can be roasted and added for more taste
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