Lemon Rice

Yields: 8 cups lemon rice

2 cups white sonamasuri rice
4 and 1/4 cups water

Cook rice in instant pot.

1/4 cup sesame oil
2 tsp mustard seeds

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, allow it to splutter.

1 tbsp channa dal
1 tbsp urad dal
8 dry red chilies, break into 2 and remove the seeds

Add channa dal, urad dal, red chilies, saute till dal becomes light brown.

1 tsp cumin seeds
asafetida (must)
2 and 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp black pepper powder

Add all the above and mix well.

1/4 cup + 2 tbsp lemon juice

Add lemon juice, leave it for 30 seconds, mix well. switch off the stove. Add rice, mix well.

1/4 cup coriander leaves
1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts

Add cilantro, peanuts, mix well.

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME

Lemon Rice

1 and 1/2 Cups Rice
3 Cups Water

Cook rice in rice cooker. Allow it to cool.

2 Tsp Sesame Oil
1/2 Tsp Mustard Seeds
1 Tsp Black Split Urad Dal
1 Tsp Channa Dal
1 Red Chili, DO NOT break the chili, add the whole red chili

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it starts to splutter, add urad dal, channa dal, red chili and fry till the color of the dal changes.

1/4 Cup Onion, Finely Chopped
3 Green Chilies, Chopped Lengthwise
1 Sprig Curry Leaves

1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
2 and 1/2 Tsp + 1/8 Tsp Salt
1/8 Tsp Asafoetida

Add onion, green chilies, curry leaves, saute for few minutes, add turmeric powder, salt, asafoetida and saute till the onion become translucent.

Add rice and mix well.

2 Tbsp Lemon Juice (Juice from 1 Large Lemon)

Add lemon juice to the rice, mix and switch off the stove.

2 Tbsp Cilantro, Chopped
1/4 Cup Peanut, Dry Roasted

Add cilantro and peanut to lemon rice and mix well.

1 Tsp Sesame Oil

Add drops of sesame oil on top of the lemon rice.

Source: Aunty
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Yields: 7 Cups
Note: We had this with Carrot Chutney