Lemon Rice

This is one of my all time favourite rice dishes. It is especially great for serving non-desi guests.

Ingredients:

Rice - 2 cups
Lemon - one medium to large
Green chilles
Cilantro
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
Turmeric

How to:

1. Cook rice with 2:1 water ratio.
2. Dry Roast peanuts and keep aside.
3. Spread the cooked rice on a large dish so it cools.
4. Heat some oil and add mustard seeds and finely chopped green chillies.
5. pour this on the rice. Add peanuts and 1/2 spoon of turmeric and salt to taste. Do not mix it in while rice is still very hot.
6. once it cools a bit mix all of it till the rice is evenly yellow and salt is even.
7. Now squeeze the lemon on the rice and mix well. Addding lemon when rice is hot will make it bitter.
8. Garnish with finely chopped cilantro. Pair with Sambar and cucumber raita to make a simple and wonderful lunch :)

Yum.