Spicy Lemon Rice

Ingredients:

1 cup Basmati rice

1 tbsp light olive oil

12-14 fresh curry leaves

couple dried red chilli’s

1-inch piece of Cinnamon stick

2 or 3 cloves

4-6 cardamom pods

2 tsp cumin seeds

1/4 tsp turmeric

1 large lemon juice

1 -1/2 cups boiling water

Salth to taste

chopped cilantro to garnish

Method:

Place the rice in a strainer and wash it thoroughly under cold running water.Drain well and set aside.

Heat the oil in a nonstick saucepan, when it is hot , add the curry leaves, chilli’s, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, cumin seeds and turmeric.

Stir fry for 20-30 seconds and add the rice. Stir fry for 2 minutes , then add the lemon juice and the boiling water.

Bring to a boil, cover the pan tightly and reduce the heat to low.

Cook for 10-12 minutes, remove from heat and allow to stand undisturbed for 10 minutes.

Fluff the rice with a fork, season and garnish with the chopped cilantro before serving.