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Lemon rice

Ingredients :
2 cups of cooked rice
Oil as needed 
Mustard seeds
Channa dal
Two large onions chopped
5 no red chill
2 strings of curry leaves
2 lemon
Turmeric powder as needed
Salt as needed
Roast peanuts (optional) handfull

Method:
Heat oil in a kadai. Once hot add mustard seeds to crackle. Add channa dal, roast well. 
add the thinly sliced onions, redchilli and curry leaves. 
Sauté well. Add turmeric powder and roast well until the raw smell goes. Add salt to taste. 
Switch off the flame. Add cooked rice to the tempering and mix well. 
Check for seasoning. 
Squeeze the lemon juice to the rice. Mix well evenly. 
Finally add the roasted peanuts to it mix well. 
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with potato poriyal. 
It's a heavenly combo

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