The very sight of
lemon rice floods me with fond memories of lunch hour at school. The quintessential
steel tiffin carrier packed with steaming lemon flavored rice stained in parts
by that lone, delicious lime pickle.
Good times! Lime Rice is a typical South-Indian dish that can be made in minutes. It
is usually served with spicy, stir-fried/roasted potatoes or with pickle.
All you need is 2
cups of cooked Basmatic rice, 1tsp cooking oil, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp
cumin seeds, 1 tsp broken urad dal, minced green chillies (in amounts you can handle), red chilli
flakes,1/2 cup of roasted, unsalted peanuts(optional), salt(to taste), 1.5 tsp
turmeric powder, juice of 2 lemons.
Here's how you make
this super simple delicacy:
Take a skillet and
add oil. Once the oil is hot add the mustard and cumin seeds.As soon as the the
seeds start to spit and crackle in the hot oil add the cut green chillies, red
chilli flakes, peanuts and turmeric powder. You can do away with the
chillies if spicy food is not your thing.
Let the peanuts fry a
little. Next add the basmati rice to the mix. Add salt to taste, stir and remove from
the flame.
Now add the lemon
juice and mix well.Make sure you add the juice only when you take the pan off
the fire. The whole dish turns bitter otherwise. Add some chopped cilantro leaves as a garnish and serve either with mango/ lime pickle or with a
stir-fried vegetable of your choice.
Here's to happy
memories and stress-free cooking!:)
