Lemon-rice/Chitra-anna/Yelaminchingai-ohorae

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Lemon-rice/Chitra-anna/Yelaminchingai-ohorae

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Ponni Raw Rice (or basamathi rice or any extra long grain rice)
• 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
• 1/8" chopped ginger
• 3 or 4 green chopped chillies
• 1 tbs of urad dahl
• 1 tbs of channa dhal
• 1/4 cup of peanuts
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp of mustard seeds
• pinch of hingh(optional)
• 1/4 tsp of turmeric
• 1/4 cup of oil
• 1 tbs of lemon juice

Method:
Cook rice (see Rice post for making rice) and set aside.
Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. Splatter the mustard seeds, and add urad dhal, channa dhal, peanuts, hingh and turmeric. Using a long spoon, fry the contents till the peanuts are brown. Then add the ginger, cilantro, green chillies and saute further till everything is wilted. Add the cooked rice to the pan and turn off the heat. Then add salt and lemon juice and mix well.
Cooking tips:
To avoid the oil from splattering, you can add the cilantro and the green chillies directly to the cooked rice. Can also add curry leaves for flavoring. Can also add sauteed onions.
Serving tips:
Serve lemon rice hot or at room temperature. It can be served with yogurt etc.