Lemon rice

Lemon rice - simple, quick indian rice recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Sona masoori / Ponni rice - 1 1/2 cup
2. Lemon - 3 nos (Wash, Cut and sqeeze the juice)
3. Red chilli - 3 nos
4. Splited peas - 1 tbs
5. Mustard seeds + urad daal (white lentil) - 1 tbs
6. Cooking oil - 1 tbs
7. Gingeely oil or sesame oil (nalla ennai) - 2 tbs
8. Salt to taste
9. Cilantro leaves - washed and chopped - one handful (optional)
10. Gralic - 3 cloves
11. Curry leaves - 4 nos
12. Turmeric powder - 2 pinch

Method:

1. Wash and cook the rice with 3 1/2 cups of water in a rice cooker. Once the rice is done remove the cover and let it get cool.
2. Heat cooking and gingelly oil together in a pan. Add mustard seeds + urad daal + splited peas. After one min add curry leaves. After 30 sec add garlic and red chilli. After 30 sec add the turmeric powder. After 1 min add the lemon juice + half cup of water. Add salt to the mix and bring it to boil. Remove from fire after 15 mins.
3. In a big vessel mix the lemon concentrate prepared above to the rice slowly. Add the cilantro leaves also while mixing. Thats it!!!