Vegetable lemon rice

Ingredients

Lemon.                    -  1
Green chillies.       -   2
Red chillies.           -   2
Asafoetida.            -    1/8 tsp
Split Urad dal.      -     1 tsp
Mustard Seeds.    -    1/2 tsp
Sesame Oil.          -     2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds powder - 2 pinches
Coriander seeds powder -  1/4 tsp
Carrot.                  - 1
Any colour pepper - 1
Curry leaves       - 6
Salt to taste
Raw rice/Sonamasoori rice - 1 cup


Cook the rice with salt either in cooker with 3 cups of water or stove top and drain the water after cooking.

In a pan add 2 tsp sesame oil and when the oil is hot add mustard seeds.  When the mustard seeds crackle add urad dal, red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric powder, fenugreek seeds powder and coriander leaves powder.  Saute for few seconds and add shredded carrot, chopped pepper and salt.  Saute till the carrots and peppers are well cooked.  Now add the cooked rice and lemon juice mix well.

Serve it with either morukuzhambhu or any raita.