• First you need cooked rice. Let the rice cool down slightly and then use in this recipe.

making lemon rice recipe:

• Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds, let them pop.
• Then lower the heat to low, add urad dal. Saute with stirring constantly till it becomes light brown in color.
• Now add dried red chili, cashews and peanuts. Roast them till they are light brown in color.
• Then add curry leaves, slit green chilies and turmeric powder. Saute for 30 seconds.
• Now add cooked rice and salt if needed.
• make gas heat medium.
• Mix well and make sure that rice grain do not break too much. Let the rice get heated up
• Squeeze fresh lemon juice.
• Again mix well.
• Turn off the stove.