Wednesday, October 31, 2007

FIL's(my father-in-law's) special lemony rice.



INGREDIENTS:
Cooked rice -4 cups,
2-3 lemons,
Roasted peanuts - 3/4th cup,
Green chillies (depending on how spicy hot you want),
onions -1 big size - thinly sliced,
mustard seeds , curry leaves, red chillies for seasoning, Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon.
Oil - half cup, salt to taste,
Coriander - finely chopped for garnishing ; Raw mango - finely grated for garnishing(optional).

METHOD:
Cook the 4 cups of rice (add salt) , separately in the rice cooker and refrigerate it.
Grind the peanuts and chillies coarsely.
Pour oil into a non-stick wok like vessel, add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and onions , add the turmeric and fry in low medium for few minutes. Then add the grounded paste and fry for a few minutes.
Mix the rice and fry till the flavor is absorbed properly .Towards the end)- squeeze the lime juice on it while still frying and sprinkle the grated mango. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with pickle of your choice.

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