Lemon Rice

Ingredients

• Cooked plain rice        2 cups
• Juice of  lemon
• Green chillies               1 Cut into small pieces)
• Groundnuts(peanuts)    10 no.
• Turmeric powder         1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves
• Salt  to taste
• Vegetable Oil -            1 tablespoon
• Bengal gram dal           1/2 tea spoon
• black gram Dal            1/2 tea spoon
• Mustard seeds            1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds -            1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida                  a pinch
• Sesame powder         3 tsp (Optional: see for preparation  mentioned separately in blog)

Preparation

• Cook rice adding turmeric powder in water. Keep it to cool.
• Heat oil in a pan and seasoning with  Peanuts, bengal gram dal, urad dal, mustard seeds cumin seeds and  asafoetida.
• When the seasoning  becomes brown add green chili and curry leaves, fry for another two minutes. 
• Add  the seasoning, lemon juice and salt to the cooked rice,  mix well.
• Add sesame powder (optional)
• Serve it after 30 minutes.