Nutty Lemon Rice

Ingredients:

• Cooked rice – 400 g
• Split channa dal – 1 Table spoon
• Urud dal - 1 Table spoon
• Cumin seeds – 1 Table spoon
• Dried Red chili – 2
• Lemon juice – 100 ml (app. 2 lemons)
• Turmeric powder – ½ Tea spoon
• Mustard seeds
• Oil – 3 Table spoon
• Asafoetida - Pinch
• Curry leaves – few
• Salt to taste
• Roasted cashews and ground nuts – 2 Table spoons

 Method:

• In a vessel, heat oil. When the oil is in medium heat add mustard seeds. When they pop up, add split channa dal, black gram seeds, curry leaves, red chili and asafoetida. Sauté till dal mixture is slightly brown.
• Turn off heat after adding turmeric powder, cumin seeds, salt and lemon juice to dal mixture.
• Add this to cooked rice and mix thoroughly by not breaking rice.
• Adjust salt and sprinkle roasted cashews and ground nuts.