Lunch · South Indian

Lemon rice

Name: Lemon rice
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked rice, cooled; 2 tbsp peanuts; 1 tbsp oil, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp urad dal; 1 sprig curry leaves, 2 green chillies, 1 dried red chilli; 1/2 tsp turmeric, salt; Juice of 1 lemon

Leftover rice, a tempering and a squeeze of lemon - a full lunchbox in ten minutes.

15 min Serves 2Contains: nuts

Method

1
Heat oil, fry peanuts till golden and set aside.
2
In the same oil pop mustard seeds, then add chana dal, urad dal, chillies and curry leaves. Fry till the dals turn golden.
3
Add turmeric, switch off the heat and stir in the rice and salt gently so grains stay separate.
4
Add lemon juice off the heat and the fried peanuts. Taste and adjust salt and lemon.

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