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Lakshadweep · Breakfast

Lemon Rice

Traditional 34. Lemon Rice recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Cooked rice: 200g
• Lemon juice: 15ml
• Onion: 0.25 small (15g), minced
• Green chili: 1, minced
• Turmeric: 0.25g
• Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
• Coconut oil: 12ml
• Curry leaves: 8 leaves
• Salt: 3g
• Peanuts: 15g, roasted

👩‍🍳 How to make Lemon Rice

1. Heat oil (160°C), add mustard seeds (crackle 10 sec).
2. Add curry leaves, fry 15 sec.
3. Add onion and green chili, cook 1.5 min until soft.
4. Add turmeric, stir 15 sec.
5. Add rice, toss for 1.5 min. Sprinkle lemon juice, toss for 1 min.
6. Add salt and roasted peanuts. Visual cue: Rice evenly coated with lemon juice, bright yellow tint, tangy aroma.
7. Serve hot.
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