Ingredients

• Lime - 1
• Rice - 1/2 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• For seasoning 1 tsp each of: curry leaves, mustard, urad dhal, cashewnut, peanut, channa dhal, asafoetida, ginger, garlic
• Oil or ghee - 1 tbsp
• Coconut - 1 cup
• Green chillies - 2 -3

How to Make Special Lemon Rice

• Boil the rice in a manner where the grains are not sticky and are separate.
• Pre-cook the peas with little salt if it is not frozen ones.
• Grate the coconut and grind it along with coriander, garlic, ginger and green chillies into a fine paste.
• Heat the ghee or oil in a pan and do the initial seasoning i.e. add mustard seeds, urad dhal, cashewnut, peanut, channa dhal, curry leaves and asafetida and let it splutter.
• Add the coconut paste and fry until oil separates.
• Add the cooked or frozen peas and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Spread the rice in a flat tray or vessel.
• Add salt and coat the rice well with the masala.
• Serve it with boondi raita or any other raita and pappad/pickle.