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40 min — 15 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Samai Lemon Rice

Name: Samai Lemon Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu Indian
Ingredients: 40g boiled peanuts; 54g Carrot; 200g Little Millet; 2.9g Turmeric Powder; 10g green chillies; 4g salt; 58g Lemon; 30g Ginger; 3g Coriander Leaves; 13.8g Sesame Oil; 4.17g white urad dal; 2g Curry Leaves; 3.6g Mustard Seeds (Black)

Little millet tossed with lemon, peanuts and a mustard tempering. Tangy and lunchbox friendly.

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Time 40 min · Serves 4 · 249 kcal · South India, Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

Main

boiled peanuts — 40 g
Carrot — 54 g
Little Millet — 200 g
Turmeric Powder — 2.9 g
green chillies — 10 g
salt (optional) — 4 g
Lemon — 58 g
Ginger — 30 g
Coriander Leaves (optional) — 3 g
Sesame Oil — 13.8 g

Tempering

white urad dal — 4.17 g
Curry Leaves — 2 g
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 3.6 g

Method

Cook the little millet in a pressure cooker with 1.5 cups of water for a couple of whistles.
Let it cool so the grains stay separate.
Heat sesame oil in a kadai.
Add mustard seeds, urad dal and peanuts.
Roast on low to medium heat until golden brown.
Add curry leaves, ginger, green chillies and turmeric. Stir for a few seconds.
Add the cooked millet. Cover and steam on low for 2 minutes.
Squeeze in the lemon juice and stir well.
Check the salt. Switch off and stir in the coriander.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Samai Lemon Rice?: 249 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 40 min — 15 min prep, 25 min cooking.

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