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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Lemon Rice (Elumichai Sadam-Nimbu Chawal)



Ingredients
Cooked Rice-2cups
Juice out of Lemon-1
Green chillies( broken into 3)-2
Peas-1/4cup
Grated carrot-1/4cup
Curry leaves-few
Turmeric powder-1tsp
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds-1tsp
Urad dal-1tsp
Channa dal/ Bengalgram-1tsp
Asafetida-pinch

Method
To the cooked rice mix in the lemon juice, turmeric, green chillies and salt. Set aside for 30 mins. Heat gingelly oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when crackels add the urad dal, channa dal, asafetida and curry leaves, fry till brown. Now add the peas and grated carrot, saute for a minute. Now mix in the marinaded rice, stir well, cover and cook for two minutes. Serve hot. It is also an ideal lunch box recipe.

8 comments:

Nithya said...

I am sure lemon rice cant look better than this.. Yummmmy click :)

Anupama said...

I like it a lot for my lunches and don't get bored of it as well :-). Nice click!

Sushma Mallya said...

wonderful click mythreyi..love this colourful rice,simple yet so yummy

Angie's Recipes said...

I have never had lemon rice before.. it looks very refreshing, and appetizing.

Vrinda said...

Wat a colorful rice...yummm

Unknown said...

Wow!!!!! what a colour?looks lovely and tasty.

kittymatti said...

looks so good:) perfect click!

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Looks colorful and yummy, nice click.