Lemon rice (Elumichai sadam / Elumicham saadam)

• Cook1 cup of raw rice (colam rice), spread evenly and sprinkle ½ tsp of turmeric powder.
• Fry the seasonings consist of ½ tsp of mustard seeds, 1 tsp of black gram, 1 tsp of Bengal gram, 2 tsp of ground nut (peanut), Qty 2 red chilies (broken into pieces), one by one.
• Add with rice.
• Add required salt, lemon juice squeezed from 2 lemons, 1 tsp finely chopped ginger and 1 tsp asafetida and mix well.
• Garnish with curry leaves.
• Serve cold.
• Suitable to carry packed and have it while traveling, packed lunch, etc.
  
  Glossary
  
  English ----- Tamil --------- Hindi
  
  Raw rice -----Pacharisi -------------Kachcha chawal
  Turmeric ---- Manjal ------------------- Haldi
  Mustard ----- kadugu -------------------- Rai / Sarson
  Black gram -- Uluttham paruppu -------Urad dal
  Bengal gram -- Kadalai paruppu ---------- Channa dal
  Ground nut -- Nilakkadalai / Ver kadalai -- Moong phali
  Red chili -- Vara milakai / milakai vatral ---- Lal mirchi
  Lemon / Lime-- elumicham pazham --- Nimbu
  Ginger ------- Inji / Injiver -------------- Adharak
  Asafetida / -- Perungayam ----- Hing
  Curry leaves - Kary veppilai --------- Kary patha