Lemon Rice

Make the lime juice by squeezing 3 lemons

In a big bowl,add cooked rice,to it add lemon juice and salt to taste

Mix using hands and adjust salt if needed

In a skillet, add oil

Once hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red whole chilies dried and white gram lentil

Let it cook on med-low for 3-5 mins until cumin seeds and mustard seeds sputter and lentil gets cooked and crunchy

Take it off heat

Add chopped curry leaves, turmeric powder, black pepper and asafoetida and cook it for another minute

Add the tempering to the rice and mix using hands or wooden spoon until it gets mixed properly

Serve as it is or warm up more as and when needed