Lemon Rice - Elumichai satham

I love this colorful simple recipe because it helps me when there is no vegetables at house. I used to do this rice with puthina chutney.


Ingredients:

• Lemon juice-1 small fruit
• Rice-2 cups
• Ginger -1/2 inch
• Garlic-3 or 4
• Green chillies-2 or 3
• Mustard-3 teaspoon
• Urad dal -3 teaspoon
• Chana dal-3 teaspoon
• Coriander powder-1/2 teaspoon
• Curry leaves-3 teaspoon
• Tamarind powder-1/4 teaspoon
• Oil-3 tablespoon
• Salt

Method:

• Make lemon juice and keep it aside.
• Cook the basmathi rice seperately with 3 cups of water for 2 cups of rice.
• Add required amount of salt while cooking the rice.
• Allow the rice to cool seperately before preparing the lemon rice.
• Heat oil in pan and add the mustard seeds and the curry leaves.
• When it splutters, add the urad dal and the chana dal and fry it till it is roasted to golden brown in medium flame.
• Add the green chillies and then the ginger garlic paste.
• Now add turmeric powder and the coriander powder to the pan.
• Finally add the lemon juice with 3 or 4 spoons of water and required amount of salt.
• Add rice in portions and mix it evenly.
• Serve it with puthina chutney, or any other varieties of chutney or any kind of pickle.