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A simple basic Ayurvedic, South Indian recipe that is light on the stomach, appetizing and healthy.

How to make Lemon Rice?

Lemon Rice (Nimakaaya Annam) Recipe

Soak 1 ½ cups of rice in water for half an hour. Cook the rice with enough salt (each grain should be separate and not sticky). Drain and spread out on a wide vessel.

Add 1/2 cup of roasted peanuts (groundnuts) to the cooked rice and mix well. Keep aside.

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add ½ tsp of mustard (avaalu, ria) and let them splutter. Add 1 tsp black gram (urad dal, minappappu), 1 tbsp of Bengal gram (channa dal, senaga pappu), 1 tbsp of chopped ginger, 2 slit green chillis and fry till the dals till they turn red (approx 2 mts) on medium heat. Add 1/2 tsp turmeric, 10-12 curry leaves and 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing, inguva) and fry for 10-15 seconds. Turn off heat.
Add this to the rice with 5-6 tbsp of lemon juice. Combine well. Adjust salt and lemon juice.

This is a very light dish which I often make especially for long journeys or picnics. The nutritive values of ginger, asafetida, turmeric are immense.