Easy Narthangai sadam Recipe | Citron Rice Recipe | Variety Rice Recipes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups rice, cooked or leftover rice
• 1 Narthangai(citron)
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp Urad dal
• 2 dried red or green chillies
• 1 tsp Bengal gram
• A generous pinch of turmeric powder
• A generous pinch of asafoetida
• few sprigs of curry leaves
• 2-3 tsp of sesame oil
• salt to taste

Method:

• If you have any left over rice,you can use it.If cooking fresh, then cook with 2 cups of water for 1 cup rice.Spread this rice on a plate to cool.
• Heat oil in a kadai and temper it with dried red chilli,mustard seed,urad dal,hing and curry leaves.Once the mustard seeds splutter.
• Switch off the stove and squeeze the narthangai into the kadai.

• Now add salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Now add the rice and mix well.

My Notes:

• You can use any rice,but make sure that rice should not be mushy.
• Instead Sesame oil you can use any odorless oil.
• Always add the narthangai juice once switched off the stove.
• You can add peanuts while frying.