Lemon Rice - #Simpledish

One of the simplest Indian Rice dish you can make!

Ingredients:

1. Rice - 2 Cups
2. Lemon - 2
3. Turmeric - 1tsp
4. Oil - 3 tsp
5. Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
6. Chana Dal
7. Ground Nuts 
8. Red Chilli - 3
9. Green Chilli - 3
10. Curry Leaves

Preparation: (Time 30 min)

1. Take 2 cups of rice and wash it. Add 4 cups of water and cook it in a pressure/electric cooker. (If pressure cooker wait for 3 whistles)
2. Once the rice is cooked, spread the cooked rice in a bowl to cool it down
3. Add Salt to the rice and mix it well
4. Now take a pan and pour 3 tsps of oil and let it heat
5. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Now add Turmeric, Ground Nuts, Chana dal and fry them till they turn golden.
6. Add Green Chilli and Curry leaves and wait till they are fried
7. Add red Chilli and turn off the flame once they are fried
8. Let it cool for a minute and add all these ingredients to the rice.
9. Now add lemon juice (squeezed from 2 lemons) to the rice and mix them thoroughly.
10. Wait for a minute to let rice absorb. Now taste and add salt & lemon juice as per your palate.

Yummy Lemon Rice with crispy Chana dal and Ground Nuts is ready! Curd goes very well with lemon rice and adds taste to the dish.