Ingredients
Rice - 1 cup
Lemon - 1 no
Dry red chilli -2
Mustard - ¼ tsp
Split black gram - ¼ tsp
Bengal gram - ½ tsp
Curry leaves - 5
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp
carrot - for garnish
Method
1. Wash and cook rice. Even left over rice can be used.
2. Grate the zest of a lemon and keep aside. Now, cut the lemon and squeeze the juice discarding the seeds and keep it aside too.
3. Now in the a pan heat a tbsp of oil, pop some mustard seeds, bengal gram, split black gram, dry red chilly and curry leaves.
4. Switch off and add the turmeric powder, lemon zest and asafoetida.
5. Add the rice and mix everything together along with lemon juice and salt.
6. Once everything is thoroughly mixed, garnish with grated carrot and cilantro. Serve with spicy egg curry , potato curry or thuvayal.
