Lemon Rice

Ingredients:

Ponni rice - 1 1/2 cup
Lemon - 1 no (Wash, Cut and sqeeze the juice)
Red chilli - 3 nos
Gram daal (Kadalai Paruppu) - 1 tbs
Peanuts (Dry and roasted) : 1 tsp (Optional)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Hing : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad daal - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tbs
Gingelly oil (nalla ennai) - 2 tbs
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves - washed and chopped - one handful (optional)
Curry leaves - 4 nos

Method:

Wash and cook the rice with 3 1/2 cups of water in a rice cooker. Once the rice is done remove the cover and let it cool.
Heat cooking oil and gingelly oil together in a pan.
Then add mustard seeds + urad daal + gram daal +Peanuts.
Once the mustard seeds starts spluttering,add curry leaves and red chillies.
Then add the turmeric powder and hing.
At this stage add the cooked rice to this and mix well.
Turn off the stove & then add the lemon juice and mix gently.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
Lemon rice is ready to serve.