Lemon Rice
Lemon Rice is a classic South Indian dish that provides a real punch of flavor without requiring too many ingredients.
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 20 min
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice (cooked basmati preferred)
- 2 tbsp oil (or ghee)
- 1/4 tsp hing ((asafoetida))
- 2 tbsp urad dal
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 12 curry leaves
- 1 green chili (chopped)
- 1/4 cup water
- salt (to taste)
- 3 tbsp peanuts
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
Heat oil. It is hot enough when adding a couple of mustard seeds causes them to pop.
In order, with a couple of seconds in between, add mustard seeds, hing (asafoetida), curry leaves, green chili, urad dal, turmeric. Cook until urad dal turns golden (not dark brown), about 20-30 seconds.
Add peanuts and cook until they turn golden, about 1 minute.
Add water and rice. Stir and cook, for about 2 minutes. A little longer if the rice is cold.
Finish with lemon juice and salt. Stir to incorporate.
Nutrition
- Calories: 226
- Carbohydrates: 38
- Protein: 4
- Fat: 6
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0.01
- Sodium: 22
- Potassium: 88
- Fiber: 1
- Sugar: 0.4
- Vitamin A: 57
- Vitamin C: 32
- Calcium: 24
- Iron: 1