Name: Lemon rice from left over rice recipe by Gowri Rajasekaran at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Left over rice - 1 cup; Lemon - 2; Pea nuts - 2 tbs; Chenna dhal - 2 tsp; Urad dhal - 2 tsp; Green chillies - 1; Dry chilli - 2; Ginger - 1 inch; Curry leaves - 1 string; Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp; Salt - as per the taste; Oil - 2.tsp; Hing - 1/2 tsp

ABOUT Lemon rice from left over rice RECIPE

Last night a bowl of rice got excess and i kept in the refrigerator to make over it.. morning i was thinking what to do with this rice.. a yellow ball rolled infront of me!! Yes it is lemon.. suddenly i changed the rice in to lemon rice... perfect match between the rice and Lemon..

Ingredients Serving: 2

Left over rice - 1 cup
Lemon - 2
Pea nuts - 2 tbs
Chenna dhal - 2 tsp
Urad dhal - 2 tsp
Green chillies - 1
Dry chilli - 2
Ginger - 1 inch
Curry leaves - 1 string
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as per the taste
Oil - 2.tsp
Hing - 1/2 tsp

Instructions

Squeeze the lemon and keep the juice aside
In a kadai heat the oil.. first add peanuts and roast it for few seconds
Then add chenna dhal, urad dhal and mustard seeds.. wait till dhal color to change and mustard to splutter.
Add ginger and curry leaves in this..
Now add salt , turmeric powder and hing ... switch of the flame and add the lime extract in it..
Mix the rice with lime mixture... then serve the lemon rice with pappad...

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