Lemon Rice

It is called Pulihora in Telugu. This is a very easy recipe. You can use leftover rice too.

Ingredients:

• Cooked white rice- 1 cup
• Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
• Cooking oil (peanut oil or olive oil or avocado oil) 1-2 tsp
• Mustard seeds ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds ½ tsp
• Green chili 1-2 or as per your taste
• Red chili pieces

• Raw peanuts- fistful
• Cashew (optional)
• Lemon juice 2 tsp
• Chana daal+ urad daal 1 tsp (optional)
• Salt as per taste
• Curry leaves 5-6
• Cilantro (coriander leaves)
• Onion sliced (optional)

Method:

• Cut green chilies into small pieces.
• Chop cilantro.
• Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let them crackle
• Add chana daal, urad daal. Saute them until lightly golden

• Add peanuts and roast them until crunchy.
• Add curry leaves, chili pieces and fry them.
• Add sliced onions if you want to use it.
• Add turmeric, salt, and hing (optional)
• If rice is freshly cooked, add the above tempering to rice and mix.
• If rice is cold, add cooked rice to the pan and mix.
• Add lemon juice and mix.
• Lastly, garnish with cilantro.

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