Lemon Rice (Elumicham Sadam)

Ingredients:

• Raw rice - 1 cup
• Lemon - 2 medium sized
• Salt - to taste
• Turmeric powder - ¹/₂ tsp
• Red chillies - 2
• Oil - 1¹/₂ tbsp
• Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 tsp
• Finely cut curry leaves - 1 tbsp

For Seasoning:

• Mustard seeds - ¹/₂ tsp
• Black gram dal - 1 tsp
• Bengal gram dal - 1 tsp
• Broken cashew nuts - 2 tsps

Method of Preparation:

Cook rice and allow it to cool. Spread out the rice and sprinkle turmeric powder evenly on top, while the rice is still hot. Heat oil and fry the seasonings, add cut red chillies and fry for a minute. Pour over cooled rice with enough salt. Squeeze lemon juice and mix well by adding ginger and asafoetida. Garnish with curry leaves.