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- Course: Starch
- Skill Level: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
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Lemon Rice
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This is a wonderful side dish from south India.
Yield : Makes 4 servings
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
- 6 green cardamom pods, split
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 2 dried hot red chiles, cut lengthwise
- ½ in (2.5cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- 10 fresh or dried curry leaves
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 4 cups cooked basmati rice
- ½ cup toasted and chopped cashews
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
Directions
1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the mustard seeds, cardamom pods, turmeric, chiles, ginger, garlic, and curry leaves. Cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes, or until very aromatic.
2. Add the lemon juice and cook for 1 minute. Add the rice and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes, until the rice is heated and coated in the spices. Transfer to a platter, sprinkle with the cashews and cilantro, and serve hot.
© 2008 Dorling Kindersley
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving
420 kcal
2 % daily value
10 % daily value
0 % daily value
184 mg
68 mg
7 g
1 g
1 g
59 g
0 mg
3 mg
2 g
17 g
22 % daily value
