South Indian Lime Rice

 This is our simple lunch today. It is lime rice with potato roast. This rice has tangy, salty and spicy flavor which brings out our appetite. Do not skip the asafoetida because it gives nice aroma and it is also good for bloated stomach too. 

South Indian Lime Rice 

INGREDIENTS: 

Cooked raw rice or basmati rice - 2 1/2 cups

Gingerly oil - 2 tablespoons

Green Lime - 1

Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Urad dal - 1/2 teaspoon

Dry red chilies - 6 (broken into pieces)

Asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

Curry leaves - a sprig

Salt - to taste

METHOD:

1. First, cook rice by adding little salt to flavor it lightly.

2. Heat a pan with 2 tablespoons of gingerly oil, add mustard and allow it to sputter. Then, add urad dal, allow it to become light brown colour. After that, add broken pieces of dry chilies, asafoetida and curry leaves. 

3. Switch off the flame. To the pan, now add turmeric powder and squeeze out the juice of 1 lime.

4. This mixture is added to the cooked rice. Give a gentle stir by adding enough salt as per your taste. 

5. Lime rice is best served with potato roast or potato chips or French fries.

 

Thank you

Abby