Lemon Rice 

                 This is an easy to fix rice dish which makes an excellent tiffin special. The sourness from the lemon & the mild spiciness from the chillies & ginger-garlic makes it a whole dish as itself. An addition of any pickle will be a bonus to the taste buds...

INGREDIENTS

Oil - 2 Tablespoon

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Dry red chillies - 2, broken 

Curry leaves - 1 twig

Chana dal - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Cashews/ (Raw) Peanuts - 2 tsp

Green chillies - 2-3 

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice - Of 2 medium sized lemon

Cooked rice - 2 cups

Salt - as required

METHOD

            In a heavy bottomed skillet heat the oil. When the oil is hot add the mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves, chana dal, urad dal and cashews/peanuts. When they are in golden brown color add green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Stir till the raw smell goes. Mix salt to the lemon juice and pour it into the pan. To this add turmeric powder. When it starts to bubble, add the cooked rice and stir well. Check for salt. When all the ingredients are well coated on the rice switch of the heat. Let it stand for 5 minutes covered. serve hot with any kind of pickle and curd.