Spicy lemon rice recipe

Spicy lemon rice recipe

All you need

Ingredients

Pre-boiled rice 1 cup
Peanuts 1/4 cup
sesame seeds 1tsp
cumin seeds 1 tsp
mustard seeds 1tsp
Chana Dal 1tsp
Urad Dal 1tsp
Hing 1/4 tsp
curry leaves 3-4
Red chili whole 1-2
Tamarind paste 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice 1tsp/or to taste
Turmeric pdr 1tsp
red chili pdr 1tsp
sugar 1/2 tsp(optional,my kids love Lil sweetness in the rice so i add some jaggery or just a pinch of sugar)

Recipe

1.Once you have all the ingredients,making this rice  is very easy,just hot some oil (2bsp) or for more authentic rice you can also add some Desi ghee,i often make this for my daughters lunch box so than i use Desi ghee instead of oil,that gives it altogether a very different taste & aroma,but again its totally optional.
2.Once the oil is heated,add all the tadka ingredients,except tamarind paste & lemon juice,which you will add once the tadka ingredients start cracking up,or peanuts turn Little brown.

3.Now add tamarind paste & lemon juice.(Lemon juice you can always adjust according to your taste.

4.After adding tamarind paste & lemon juice you`ll have to cook it for 2-3 Min's on a slow flame & stir.
5.Now add rice & give it a quick stir,so that everything in there is mixed well.

Spicy lemon rice is ready,serve it with curd,or just like that with some chutneys or pickle.This is an excellent dish to pack in lunch boxes,if you have rice left from previous day meal,just give this tadka & its ready,my daughter just love the aroma of Desi ghee & taste of lemon & tamarind in the rice.you also try it & let me know how it turned out.