Lemon Rice

This is infact the simplest variety rice that can be prepared within 15 minutes - including rice cooking time.It can be served during festive days, packed for lunch box also

Ingredients
Preparation of  Rice

• Rice - 1 cup
• Water - 2 cups
• Salt - 1 teaspoon

Seasoning

• Oil - 1 tablespoon
• Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon
• Urad dhall - 1/2 teaspoon
• Channa dhall - 1/2 teaspoon
• Fried gram / potukadalai - 1 teaspoon
• Curry leaves - few (according to your preference)
• Green chillies - 2 or more (slit it)
• Dried red chillies - 2
• Peanuts - little
• Cashews - little
• Hing - a pinch
• Turmeric - a pinch
• Lemon - 2 nos

Method

• Cook rice with 2 cups of water and salt for 2 whistles.The cooked rice should not be mashy.Keep it aside.Separate the grains using a fork

• In a separate kadai do seasoning with the items mentioned.Do not add lemon now

• Squeeze out lemon in a separate cup and remove its seeds.Add it to the above saute / tadka
• Take the cooked rice in a broad basin

• Add the seasoned items to the cooked rice and mix well.Do not use your hand
• Serve it with roasted potato, applam and vadams

Note

• You can also fry appalams, crush it and mix with lemon rice