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Easy 2-in-1 Lunchbox ideas! Lemon rice & Crispy Vada बचे हुए चावल से लेमन राईस & वडे Recipe
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By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · India · 1 min ·

Easy 2-in-1 Lunchbox ideas! Lemon rice & Crispy Vada बचे हुए चावल से लेमन राईस & वडे Recipe

3-4 tbsp Lemon juice, नींबू का रस

Ingredients · Servings 2-4
  • Cashews
  • Chana dal
  • cooked rice
  • Curd
  • Dry Red Chillies
  • lemon juice
  • Peanuts
  • Urad dal
Method · 40 min
  1. In a wok or kadai, add oil, once it's hot, add small mustard seeds and let it splutter well.
  2. Add urad dal, chana dal, dry red chillies, peanuts, cashew nuts and saute it well until golden in color.
  3. Add green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric powder and saute it for a minute.
  4. Add lemon juice, sugar, leftover cooked rice, salt to taste and give it a good mix.
  5. Finish it with lemon juice, curry leaves, a pinch of salt, water and cover it with the lid and let it cook for a while.
  6. Transfer it to the serving dish, garnish it with fried cashew nuts, fried red chillies and fried curry leaves.
  7. Serve hot.
  8. In a bowl, add curd, semolina and leave it aside for 4-5 minutes.
  9. Add green chillies, ginger, prepared lemon rice, curry leaves and mix it well.
  10. Divide the mixture into small lemon size balls and give it a desired shape.
  11. Keep it aside for further use.
  12. In a non-stick kadai, add oil, once it's hot, add prepared vada and fry until golden brown.
  13. Transfer it to an absorbent paper and keep it aside for further use.
  14. In the same kadai, add green chillies and fry it for a minute.
  15. Add cashew nuts and fry it for a minute until golden in color.
  16. Transfer it to an absorbent paper and keep it aside for further use.

3-4 cups Leftover cooked rice, पके हुए चावल

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