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Indian Lime/Lemon Rice
Delicious rice lightly spiced with fresh lime/lemon juice and crunchy peanuts.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
5
minutes
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
minutes
Author
Nandini
Ingredients
½
Yellow onion
Chopped
1
Green chilli
Chopped, can add more if you like it spicy
½
inch
Ginger
Chopped
2
cups
Cooked rice
Cold rice previously cooked is best
1
tbsp
Cooking oil
I used olive oil, any cooking oil is fine
½
tsp
Turmeric Powder
1
Lime/Lemon
For seasoning
½
tsp
Mustard seeds
½
tsp
Split urad dal
¼
cup
Roasted peanuts
Asafoetida
A pinch
1
sprig
Curry leaves
Instructions
Heat up a pan, add 1 tbsp of cooking oil.
Once the oil is hot, add seasoning ingredients one by one.
Add chopped onions, green chillies and ginger. Fry till onions are translucent.
Add turmeric powder and mix.
Next add your cold rice and salt to taste, break it up and mix evenly. It should have a lovely yellow color.
Squeeze the juice of 1 lime/lemon into the rice, mix well.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.