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Kerala · Lunch

Lime Rice

Traditional 93. Lime Rice recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked rice, cooled
• Juice of 2 limes (4-5 tbsp)
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp chana dal
• 2 green chilies, slit
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 8 curry leaves
• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Lime Rice

1. Temper (1 min, high heat): Heat coconut oil, crackle mustard seeds, add chana dal, curry leaves. Visual: seeds pop, dal browns.
2. Add aromatics (1 min, medium-high heat): Add slit green chilies, minced ginger, fry 30 seconds. Visual: ginger turns light golden.
3. Combine rice (3 mins, medium heat): Add cooked rice, salt, stir constantly to separate grains. Visual: rice heated through.
4. Add lime juice (1 min, medium heat): Pour lime juice all over rice, mix very well. Visual: rice coated with juice, light color.
5. Final mix (2 mins, low heat): Toss gently, let flavors blend. Visual: lime juice distributed evenly.
6. Garnish (1 min, no heat): Top with roasted peanuts.

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