Name: Lemon Rice recipe by Krithika Chandrasekaran at BetterButter
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Rice - 1/2 cup; Finely chopped vegetables (Carrot & capsicum) - 1/2 cup; Peas - 1/4 cup; Roasted Peanuts (optional) - 1/4 cup; Green chilli - 1 large; Juice of 1 lemon; Sesame Oil - 2 tbsp; Bengal gram - 1 tsp; Turmeric (Haldi) powder - 1/2 tsp; Mustard (Rai) seeds - 1/2 tsp; Curry leaves - a few; Salt to taste

ABOUT Lemon Rice RECIPE

You can prepare this dish for Navratri, your Tuesday/Friday pooja or just any day!

Ingredients Serving: 2

Rice - 1/2 cup
Finely chopped vegetables (Carrot & capsicum) - 1/2 cup
Peas - 1/4 cup
Roasted Peanuts (optional) - 1/4 cup
Green chilli - 1 large
Juice of 1 lemon
Sesame Oil - 2 tbsp
Bengal gram - 1 tsp
Turmeric (Haldi) powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard (Rai) seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - a few
Salt to taste

Instructions

Boil or pressure cook the washed rice with 1 cup of water. Take care not to over-cook. Once done, spread it on a plate gently using a fork and let it cool to room temperature.
Heat oil in a wok, add the mustard seeds and let them crackle. Next, add the bengal gram, curry leaves and chopped green chilli. Saute for 1 minute.
Now tip in the vegetables along with turmeric powder and salt and let it cook till its 3/4th done. Add the peanuts in as well.
Once the vegetables are done, add it to the rice. Add lemon juice as well, with the help of a fork, gently mix all of these with the rice till its uniformly done. Check for salt.
Garnish with chopped coriander if you wish. Warm the rice just before serving.

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