Lemon rice - Version 2/Lemon rice with Carrot and Black eye beans

After couple of months break,I am participating in Blogging Marathon.Entering the 3rd week of the blogging marathon 77th edition with picnic hamper theme.

For day 1,I am sharing an evergreen lemon rice with a twist.When it comes to packing some rice dishes for travel or picnic,my option would be lemon rice.As the preparation is very easy and my kids like lemon rice,I prefer to carry it for lunch.

But today's version is different one with veggies and legumes.Here I used carrot and black eye beans.As the rice has veggies and legumes there is no need of any special accompaniment for this rice.Off to the recipe..........

                                                                    

                                                            
                                    Lemon Rice  /Lemon rice Version -2

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 10 minutes
   Cooking time ~ 25 minutes

   Serves ~ 3(generously)

   

  Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
Cooked rice(basmathi or sonamasoori)	2.5-3 cups
Black eye beans(cooked)	1/2 cup
Carrot(finely chopped)	1/4 cup
Coconut/Thengai(grated)	2-3 tbs
Curry leaves/karivepillai	a sprig
Coriander leaves	as needed
Lemon juice	2-3 tbs
Green chilly(finely chopped)	2-3
Shallot/chinna vengayam(finely chopped)	4-5
Turmeric powder/manjal podi	1/4 tsp
Salt	1 tsp
Oil	1.5 tbs

  For the tempering

Ingredient	Quantity
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1 tsp
Urad dhal/uluthamparuppu	1.5 tsp
Channa dhal/kadalaparuppu	2 tsp
Cashews/mundiri(broken)	2 tbs
Red chilly/varamilagai(broken)	2
Asafoetida/perungayam	a pinch

  

  Method 

• Take the cooked rice in a plate and separate the grain and add in a tsp of oil.

• Meanwhile in a pan take the oil  and do the tempering with mustard seeds,channa dhal and urad dhal.Add the cashews and asafoetida,fry it for a 30 seconds.Add in the red chilly,green chilly and curry leaves.

• Add in the chopped onion and saute it for 30 seconds.Then goes in the chopped carrot and saute it for a minute or two.Add in the grated coconut,turmeric powder and salt,mix it for a minute.

• At this stage add in the cooked black eye beans and mix it well.Let it be on the flame for a minute,put off the flame.Add in the lemon juice and mix it well.

• Add in the cooked rice and mix it well till everything blends well.Add in the chopped coriander leaves.

• Serve it with pickle or chips

• The amount of lemon can be altered depending on the sourness of the lemon.
• Roasted peanuts can also be added along with cashews.
• Instead of black eye beans.chickpeas or mung beans can also be added.

Enjoy...................................

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