LIME RICE

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Recipe Submited By	:	Niranjan
Serves	:	2
Difficulty	:	Medium
Comments	:	Nil
Prepration Time	:	20 Minutes

Lime Rice or Lemon Rice is a very balanced ayurvedic dish. It balances all three doshas viz., Vata, Pita and Kapha.

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Urad dal or mung dal - 1 tbsp
Water - 2 cups
Fresh lime juice - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
Hing - 1 pinch
Whole cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Salt - To taste

Directions

Cook Basmati Rice along with Urad dal in water for 10 to 12 minutes. In a pan, melt the ghee and saute the spices in this melted ghee. Mix the cooked rice and sautéed spice mix together along with lime juice. Add salt to taste. Decorate the dish with coriander leaves and grated coconut before serving

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rachana#1May 05, 2011 11:05 pm

when to add lime juice

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srinivas#2Jun 25, 2011 12:06 pm

Did not complete the full test

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sandeep#3Jul 03, 2011 8:07 pm

very tasty receipe and i love kerala very much

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baldev raj#4Aug 12, 2011 12:08 pm

I WILL TRY.

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VINOD KUMAR SUD#5Aug 13, 2011 5:08 pm

Really a good recipe and wonderful taste

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Reshma Kishore#6Aug 23, 2011 4:08 pm

i make lime rice it is very tasty dish. also make tamerind rice same as lime rice .try this...........

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Radha#7Nov 10, 2011 11:11 am

I love to kerala dishes.i 'll try the lemon rice and it's very easy to prepare for lunch box.

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Amberly#8Nov 24, 2011 12:11 pm

Fell out of bed feeling down. This has brihgetned my day!

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Miracle#9Dec 17, 2011 12:12 pm

If you wrote an atrilce about life we'd all reach enlightenment.

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ravi kiran#10Mar 09, 2012 5:03 pm

veri nice i like it.it is my favorite dish also. thank u.

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sushmadahiya#11Apr 05, 2012 8:04 pm

curry patta can be added

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neelam#12Apr 20, 2012 10:04 am

tasty!

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Narmada R Das#13May 19, 2012 3:05 pm

Use gingily oil instead of ghee.No need for cumin seeds.Use curry leaves also.Use urad dal an channa dal.Add grouen nut pepper for seasaning.Can also add garlic an dry red chilli.Instead of rice , can also use rice flack.

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