Lemon Rice

Ingredients:

Basmati rice 150 gms
Curry leaves 20 individual leaves
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Peanuts 3 tbsp
Juice of 1 lime (You can use lemon instead of lime in a pinch)
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Vegetable oil 1 tbsp

Boil 1 litre of water in a deep pan.Once the water starts boiling add the rice and remove the lid from the pan. Cook the rice for about 7 minutes. The idea is to almost cook the rice but not quite. Once the rice is done, drain and cool.

Meanwhile heat a pan and add the oil to the pan. Once the oil is hot add the mustard seeds. While the mustard seeds pop be careful not to get too close to the pan as they tend to jump up when the pop.Add the curry leaves and peanuts. Add the turmeric powder and cook for about 2 minutes.And that's it.
Add the contents of the pan to the rice.Add salt to taste. Finish by adding the lemon juice.

This dish goes very well with the Mean meatballs (look for the recipe on this blog).