Lemon rice

Preparation time-15mins
Serves-4
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked basmati rice
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 sps urad dal
2 sps chana dal
1 sp mustard seeds
1/2 sp fenugreek seeds
2 pinches hing
1/2 cup groundnuts
4 dry red chillies
6 green chillies
1 sp salt
3 pinches turmeric powder
10-12 curry leaves
1/4 cup chopped coriander
1/4 cup sunflower oil
Method:

1. In a sauce pan heat oil and add urad dal,chana dal and mustard seeds.
2. Once they splutter lower the heat and add fenugreek seeds,groundnuts,hing,curry leaves,dry red chillies,slit green chillies.
3. Now switch off the heat and add turmeric powder to the pan and mix evenly.
4. Add salt to lemon juice and stir well.
5. In a wide bowl add this seasoning and lemon juice to the cooked basmati rice and gently mix all ingredients.
6. Garnish with coriander.
7. This serves best as traditional dish for festive season.Easy to prepare and can be packed for lunch box.

Mirchi Ka Salaan

Preparation time-25mins
Serves-4
Ingredients:
20-25 big chillies de-seeded
4 tomatoes
1 chopped onion
1 cup groundnut powder
2 sps whole jeera
1 inch cinnamon stick
1 sp garlic & ginger paste
1 sp salt
1 sp chilly powder
2 pinches turmeric powder
1 cup chopped coriander
5 sps sunflower oil
Method:

1. Wash and grind tomatoes into a smooth paste.
2. In a deep sauce pan,heat oil and add jeera.Allow them to splutter.
3. Add onion and fry for a minute.
   
4. Slit each chilly into two halves and fry them for 2-3mins adding to the sauce pan.
5. Now add ginger garlic paste ,cinnamon stick,salt and chilly powder and saute for 2mins.
6. Add groundnut powder and tomato paste.Mix well.
7. Pour 1 glass of filter water and close the lid.
8. On low heat,allow it to boil for 10-15mins.
9. Mix the curry now and then,whilst boiling.
10. When done,garnish with dry red chillies and coriander.
11. Serve hot with roti or rice.Tastes excellent and spicy.