Lemon rice

You do not have time to cut and cook vegetables. You have some leftover rice. You want to prepare something fast. Perhaps one of the simplest answer to these thoughts are lemon rice.  All you need is

Ingredients

Juices of 2 lemons (or more)

2 red chillies broken into halves

Pinch of asafoetida

1/ 4 cup roasted ground nuts

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

2 small chopped green chillies (optional)

1 tsp chana daal

salt to taste

1 cup of cooked rice

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

2 tbsp cooking oil

8-10 Curry leaves

Method

1) Take a pan. Add 2 tbsp oil. Once it gets hot, add mustard seeds.

2) Add chana daal, red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves, groundnut, turmeric powder and asafoetida.

3) Add rice to it and mix it well. Add some salt to it. Switch off the flame.

4)  Once the rice cools down a bit, add the lemon juice and mix well. You may check for salt now.

5) Serve warm with Paapad (Appalam)

NOTE:

If groundnuts are not roasted, roast it well beforehand and then use it for the lemon rice.