South Indian IndianLunchVegetarianTamil Nadu

🍋Lemon Rice with Peanuts

Name: Lemon Rice with Peanuts
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian (South Indian)
Ingredients: 0.75 cup rice; 1 piece lemon; 3 tbsp peanuts; 1 tbsp chana dal; 1 tbsp urad dal; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 1 sprig curry leaves; 2 piece green chili; 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Authentic south indian indian lunch you can cook at home in about 17 minutes. 10 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

17 min

Serves

Per serving

460 kcal

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients (1 servings)

0.75 cuprice
1 piecelemon
3 tbsppeanuts
1 tbspchana dal
1 tbspurad dal
1 tspmustard seeds
0.5 tspturmeric
1 sprigcurry leaves
2 piecegreen chili
2 tbspvegetable oil

Instructions

1
Cook rice fluffy and let it cool slightly.
2
Heat oil; pop mustard seeds, then add chana dal, urad dal, peanuts, curry leaves, green chili.
3
Add turmeric and a pinch of asafoetida; toss in cooled rice.
4
Squeeze in lemon juice, season with salt, mix gently. Serve warm.

Nutrition per serving

460

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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