Lemon rice

Ingredients:

 Cooked rice (not mushy-------------4 cups
Lemon juice---------------------------4tbsp
Oil (Sesame oil) ----------------------3tbsp
Mustard seeds------------------------1tsp
Turmeric powder--------------------1/4tsp
Red chilli-----------------------------2-3 nos
Fenugreek seeds---------------------1/4tsp
Urad dal------------------------------1tbsp
Chana dal----------------------------1tbsp
Curry leaves-------------------------few
Asafoetida---------------------------1/4tsp
Salt-----------------------------------as needed
Peanuts & cashews----------------(optional)

Method

Heat a pan with oil on a medium flame.

Add red chilli, chana dal, and  urad dal.

When dal turns golden color, add mustard seeds and  curry leaves.

Allow to crackle, add fenugreek seeds, turmeric powder and asafoetida.

Now add lemon juice with little water (2tbsp) and salt.

Remove from flame, pour this on rice and mix well.

Serve lemon rice with papad (appalam), any pickle or thuvayal. (coconut chutney)