Lemon Rice and A Click

Rice is a staple diet of South India and there are many varieties of dishes made out of it. Lemon rice,it plays an important part of South Indian meal . Their feasts are not complete without this particular dish, its a must for all ocassions. Its so simple to cook and very yummy to eat. And one more good thing about it that, you can have it on its own.

This Refreshing lemony rice tastes great when served hot or cold.

Ingredients:

Cooked rice 1 cup
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

For Tempering :

Oil/ghee 2 tbsp
Musturd seeds 1 tsp
Asafoetida 2 3 pinches
Groundnuts and cashewnuts 4 tbsp
Red chillies 4 5 nos
Green chillies (chopped) 3-4 nos
Turmeric pwd 1 tsp
Fresh curry leaves (a must)

Method:

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add the seeds and let them splutter.
Add asafoetida,nuts and fry till golden brown.
Add the red and green chillies. Add turmeric,saute.
Add the curry leaves and saute.
Turn off heat. Let it cool.

To the cooked rice, add the lime juice and salt to taste.
Add the tempering and mix it lightly.
Serve warm or cold ,goes well with South Indian spice dishes like chicken curry, potatoes curry.

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Click the event:

This click is for Bri.

Bri , a fellow blogger, was diagnosed with breast cancer two and half years ago. A mastectomy, chemotherapy and two years of relatively good health later, the cancer is back. It has metastasized to other parts of her body. At the age of 15, Bri lost her 41-year old mother to the disease. Now, she’s waging her own war against breast cancer.

She is going through intensive chemo and other treatments and needs to focus single-mindedly on healing and finding what treatment works best for her. Her health insurance, unfortunately, does not cover holistic alternatives which she would like to try. Bri and her husband Marc have enough on their plates right now in addition to worrying about her medical bills.

Jugalbandi has organised a fundraiser to help Bri and her family meet her out-of-pocket medical costs for ONE YEAR. CLICK is a monthly theme-based photography contest hosted by Jugalbandi. This month’s theme is: YELLOW for Bri.Yellow is the colour of hope.The entries can be viewed HERE. The fundraiser will extend until July 15, 2008. The target amount is 12,000 U.S. dollars. We appeal to our fellow bloggers and readers to help us achieve this. Bri deserves a chance to explore all options, even if her insurance company thinks otherwise.

There’s a raffle with exciting prizes on offer. After viewing the list, you may make your donation HERE or at the Chip-In button on any participating site. Your donation can be made securely through credit card or Pay Pal and goes directly to Bri’s account.

You can support this campaign by donating to the fundraiser, by participating in CLICK: the photo event, and by publicising this campaign.

Posted by Neha

Labels: event, Rice, South indian