South Indian Lime Rice

Name: South Indian Lime Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds; 355 milliliters cooked white rice; 8 curry leaves; 8 servings Kosher salt; 1 teaspoon de-husked black lentils (urad dal); 3 Tbsps lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes); 8 servings Indian pickles; 2 Tbsps roasted peanuts; 2 Serrano chilis, slit in half lengthwise; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil or ghee

The recipe South Indian Lime Rice could satisfy your Indian craving in roughly 15 minutes. This recipe serves 8. This side dish has 93 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up vegetable oil, indian pickles, serrano chilis, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat oil or ghee in the skillet over medium heat till shimmering.

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Ghee

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the slit chillis, stand back and stir for a few seconds until fragrant.

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Chili Pepper

Add mustard seeds, stir for a few seconds until they pop. In quick succession, add lentils, yellow gram, and roasted peanuts. Stir until the lentils turn a light brown, about 5 minutes.

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Roasted Peanuts

Mustard Seeds

Lentils

Pop

Add curry leaves. Stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Curry Leaves

Add turmeric powder, stir for a few seconds, then add lime juice.

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Turmeric

Lime Juice

Add a pinch of salt, stir turn off heat.

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Salt

Add the white rice and fold gently to keep rice intact until all ingredients are incorporated. Fold in the sugar.

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Rice

Sugar

Serve hot with poppadom and indian pickles.

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Pickles

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Servings:

1teaspoon

black mustard seeds 355milliliters

cooked white rice 8

curry leaves 8servings

Kosher salt 1teaspoon

de-husked black lentils (urad dal)3Tbsps

lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes)8servings

Indian pickles 2Tbsps

roasted peanuts 2

Serrano chilis, slit in half lengthwise 1teaspoon

sugar 1teaspoon

turmeric powder 2Tbsps

vegetable oil or ghee

Recommended wine: Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Indian on the menu? Try pairing with Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. The best wine for Indian food will depending on the dish, of course, but these picks can be served chilled and have some sweetness to complement the spiciness and complex flavors of a wide variety of traditional dishes. One wine you could try is Pfaffl Zeiseneck Gruner Veltliner. It has 4.1 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 16 dollars.