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Elumichham Pazham Saadham (Lime Rice Tamil Style)

Ingredients :-

 

Sl No.
Item
Qty.
1.

Water

5 cup
2.

Colam rice washed

4 cups
3.

Turmeric powder

 1 teaspoon
4.

Vegetable oil

 1/2 cup
5.

Mustard seeds

 1 teaspoon
6.

Bengal gram

 1 tablespoon
7

Split skinned black gram

 1 tablespoon
8

Curry leaves

 1 sprig
9.

Green chillies chopped

 16
10.

Salt

 4 ¾ teaspoons
11.

Lemon juice

 1/3 cup+ 1 tablespoon
 

Directions-

  1. Pour water into cooker. Bring to boil on high heat. Add rice and turmeric powder. Stir once.
  2. Closed cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat . Reduce heat and cook for 2 minute.
  3. Remove cooker. Allow to cool naturally.
  4. Open cooker. Flick rice gently with fork to separate grains.
  5. In a pan, heat oil for about 2 minutes. Add mustard seeds. When crackling, add Bengal gram, black gram and fry till golden brown. Add curry leaves and chillies Stir for a few seconds. Remove pan from heat and pour over rice.
  6. Mix salt with lemon juice and pour over rice. Mix well. Serve hot.