Lemon rice (for 1 person):
1/3 cup of cooked rice, grains separated ( I usually cook it in the microwave, with rice to water 1:2, for about 9 minutes)
Urad dal/ulutham paruppu
1 tsp of chopped ginger
2 finely chopped green chillies
a pinch of turmeric
a pinch of hing/perungayam
mustard seeds
Heat the oil in a pan, combine all the ingredients: mustard, urad dal, ginger, green chillies, hing, turmeric (in that order so the turmeric doesn't burn). Add fried peanuts (optional).
Mix in with the cooked rice, add salt to taste and squeeze the juice of half a lemon, garnish with chopped coriander.

Peanut Chutney:
1/3 cup of peanuts - roasted dry with their skins on. Substitute with 1/3 cup of salted roasted canned peanuts
2 red chillies - dry roasted with the peanuts1/3 cup of peanuts - roasted dry with their skins on. Substitute with 1/3 cup of salted roasted canned peanuts
1 little bit of tamarind (about a dime sized flat drop)
Salt
Roast all the ingredients except the tamarind, and grind with salt and 1/4 cup of water!

one of my favorite recipes yet! you better make me some decent south indian food next week!!
ReplyDeleteand nice picture too! yum! im hungry now.. i want!!
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