Lemon Brown Rice

Ingredients

• 1½ cups quick cooking brown basmati rice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1½ teaspoons split Bengal gram (chana dal)
• 1 teaspoon split skinless black gram (dhuli urad dal)
• ½ teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 4 dried red chilllies
• ½ cup raw peanuts
• 2 sprigs of curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• Chopped fresh coriander leaves to sprinkle
• Fried popdums for serving

Method

1. Take brown basmati rice in a bowl and wash thoroughly2-3 times. Add sufficient water and soak for 30 minutes. Drain the water.
2. Heat sufficient water in a deep non-stick pan, add salt, turmeric powder and drained rice and cook for 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. Heat coconut oil in a non-stick pan, add split Bengal gram and sauté for a few seconds.
4. Add split black gram, asafoetida and mustard seeds, mix and once the seeds start to splutter, add dried red chillies, peanuts and curry leaves and sauté for 1 minute.
5. Add the cooked rice and salt and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
6. Switch off the heat, sprinkle lemon juice and mix well. 
7. Transfer onto a serving plate, sprinkle coriander leaves and serve hot with fried popdums.