LEMON RICE // NIMMAKAI PULIHORA
Lemon rice is an all time favourite of mine . My mother used to make it for me when I wanted to have it.
Cook rice in a rice cooker. Cut lemon into two and squeezed out the juice from them into a cup with two tbsp salt and sliced green chillies . Soak the green chillies in the salt and lemon juice mix till the rice is cooked .
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds to it . Once they splutter , add chana dal , urad dal , cashew nuts , red chillies and fry till golden red. Now add asfoetida and curry leaves to it.
Transfer the rice into a container and allow it to cool once it is cooked. Spread it across uniformly in the container and add 1 tbsp oil to it . Now mix the rice well adding 1/2 tsp of turmeric .
Add the lemon jucie along with the green chillies and mix uniformly. Then transfer the popu / tadka which we kept aside into the rice and mix well . Lemon rice is ready to serve..
