• Rice 1 cup
• Lemon 1
• Dry red chilli 3
• Mustard seeds 1/4 tea spoon
• Chick pea 1/2 cup
• Onion seed 1 tea spoon (kalonji)
• Curry leaves 5 (curry patta)
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tea spoon
• Peanuts grated 1 table spoon (optional)
• Oil 1 table spoon

Wash and cook rice.

Grate the zest of a lemon and keep aside.

Now cut the lemon and squeeze the juice discarding the seeds and keep it aside too.

Now in a pan heat oil, pop mustard seeds, chick pea, dry red chilli, kalonji, curry leaves and peanuts.

Add turmeric powder, lemon zest and switch off the flame.

Finally add the lemon juice and salt.

Toss the rice with this till everything is well mixed.

Lemon Chickpeas Rice can be served with any curry.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1110 views