Nimmakaya pulihora( lemon rice )

Ingredients:

LEMON RICE

Rice: 2 cups(cooked)

1 Big lemon: Squeeze the juice and keep it aside

For tempering:
2 sprigs fresh curry leaves
1 tsp each of mustard seeds, chana dal,urad dal,jeera

1 pinch asefotida
1 tsp turmeric
2 green chillies
1 inch ginger cut into very small pieces
1/4th cup groundnuts and cashewnuts(optional)
1 tbsp of sunflower oil

salt to taste

grated carrot

Method:

Now take kadai and add 1 tbsp of sunflower oil.
Add groundnuts, cashewnuts, mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, jeera ,hing and saute for 2 minutes. As soon as the mustard seeds start spluttering, add green chillies, ginger pieces, curry leaves and saute for 1 minute then turmeric , salt. Add cooked rice mix well now let it cool and add lemon juice to it can also garnish with grated carrot.