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Ingredients

Basmati Rice: 2 cups( cooked in 2 cups of water and leave it cool).

  • Basmati Rice: 2 cups( cooked in 2 cups of water and leave it cool).

1 Big lemon: Squeeze the juice and keep it aside.

  • 1 Big lemon: Squeeze the juice and keep it aside.

For tempering:

  • 2 sprigs fresh curry leaves
  • 1 tsp each of mustard seeds, black gram lentils, yellow split lentils.
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 2 green chillies
  • 1 inch ginger cut into very small pieces
  • 1/4th cup groundnuts and cashewnuts(optional)
  • 1 tbsp of sunflower oil

Method

  • STEP 1
    Now take a saucepan and add tbsp of sunflower oil.
  • STEP 2
    Add groundnuts, cashewnuts, mustard seeds, black gram and yellow split lentils and saute for 2 minutes.
  • STEP 3
    As soon as the mustard seeds start spluttering, add green chillies, ginger pieces, curry leaves and saute for 1 minute
  • STEP 4
    Now add turmeric and salt. Take the freshly squeezed lemon and pour the juice on and put a lid on the saucepan.
  • STEP 5
    Switch off and mix this with rice. Serve hot or cold with a pickle or on its own.
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