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Lemon Rice

Name: Lemon Rice
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian, Pasta & rice
Ingredients: 4 cups cooked white rice; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 3 tbsp sesame oil (also called til/gingely oil or NaLEnnai); 2 tbsp split peas; 2 tbsp groundnuts (peanuts); ½ tsp asafoetida (heengh/perungayum); 3–4 dry red chillies, broken into pieces; 4–5 curry leaves; 2 lemons, juiced, or 4 tbsp lemon concentrate; 1 tsp turmeric powder; ¾ tbsp salt

Lemon rice is a specialty of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu.

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Ingredients

Makes

4 cups cooked white rice
1 tsp mustard seeds
3 tbsp sesame oil (also called til/gingely oil or NaLEnnai)
2 tbsp split peas
2 tbsp groundnuts (peanuts)
½ tsp asafoetida (heengh/perungayum)
3–4 dry red chillies, broken into pieces
4–5 curry leaves
2 lemons, juiced, or 4 tbsp lemon concentrate
1 tsp turmeric powder
¾ tbsp salt

Ingredients for 3 servings (830 g) · the original recipe

Method

1
Heat the oil in a pan.
2
Add groundnuts and split-peas, and fry until golden brown.
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3
Add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, and red chillies. Wait until the mustard seeds sputter.
4
Mix in a little salt, turmeric powder and lemon concentrate.
5
Let it boil and reduce.
6
Remove pan from stove, add to the rice, and mix well.
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