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Lemon Rice Recipe
How to make Lemon Rice
About Lemon Rice Recipe: A squeeze of lime makes everything better. A quick and easy rice preparation enhanced with distinct flavours of lemon juice, curry leaves, turmeric, whole chillies and mustard seeds.
- Total Cook Time 35 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 25 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Easy
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Ingredients of Lemon Rice
- 1 Cup cooked basmati rice
- 2 tbsp oil
- A pinch of asafoetida (heeng)
- 1 tsp mustard seeds (sarson)
- 1/2 cup curry leaves (kadhi patta)
- 1 Whole red chilli (sabut laal mirch)
- 1 tsp turmeric powder(haldi)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (hara dhania), chopped
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 1/2 tsp ginger
How to Make Lemon Rice
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Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and let it splutter.![Lemon Rice Lemon Rice](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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Now add asafoetida, curry leaves, ginger, red chilli, chana dal and urad dal. Saute them well.![Lemon Rice Lemon Rice](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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When the seeds begin to splutter, add peanuts, turmeric powder followed by rice. Turn around a few times so the rice is completely mixed.![Lemon Rice Lemon Rice](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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Add salt and lemon juice to the rice and mix well.![Lemon Rice Lemon Rice](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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Serve hot.![Lemon Rice Lemon Rice](https://food.ndtv.com/static/web/images/food-default-205x205.png)
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