Lemon Rice

Ingredients:

1. Cooked Rice - 4 cups
2. Gingelly oil - 2 tbs
3. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
4. Curry leaves - 10-12
5. Split Urud dal/ split uzhunnu parippu - 1 tsp
6. Green chilli - 1
7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Hing/ Asafoetida - a pinch
9. Coriander leaves, chopped - 2 tbs
10. Dry red chilli - 2
11. Onion , slices - 1 cup
12. Lemon juice - 2-3 tbs
13. Peanuts - 2 tbs
14. Ginger , chopped - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan
2. Splutter cumin seeds
3. Add split Urud dal, peanuts, curry leaves, red dry chilli, green chilli , hing , turmeric powder and chopped ginger to it
4. Sauté for a minute and add onion slice
5. Sauté till onion is translucent and add salt and 2 tbs of lemon juice to it and mix well 
6. Add cooked rice, mix it with a fork so as not to break the rice
7. Switch off the flame and add coriander leaves and 1 tsp of lemon juice and mix well

Note:

• It is better to cook rice with salt, otherwise salt might not be uniformly distributed
• I have used kyma rice for making lemon rice, you can use any rice which isn't sticky

Cucumber Mint Lemonade

Cucumber Mint Lemonade is so refreshing and delicious iced drink. It is a must for beating the summer heat!

Ingredients:

1. Cucumber - half a cucumber, around 2 inch long
2. Lemon - 1/2
3. Mint leaves - 12
4. Sugar to taste
5. Ice cubes - 2 cups

Note:

• Use lemon and not lime
• Don't omit ice cubes during blending, it makes a lot of difference
• Swap sugar with honey to make it healthier
• Add few drops of ginger juice for a change

Method:

1. Peel cucumber skin and remove seeds
2. Take juice of half a lemon
3. Blend the cucumber, lemon juice and other ingredients in a blender
4. Add a cup of water and mix it well and enjoy!

Beat the Heat!

Lemon Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:

1. Chicken breast - 1
2. Chopped garlic - 1 tbs
3. Olive oil - 1 to 2tbs
4. Lime juice - 2 tbs
5. Lemon slices -  3 to 4
6. Chilli flakes - 1tbs
7. Pepper powder - 1tsp
8. Coriander seeds crushed - 1 tsp
9. Water - 3/4 cup
10. Salt to taste

Method:

1. Slit open then chicken breast
2. Heat oil in a pan and add garlic to it
3. Switch off the flame after a minute
4. In a bowl, take ingredients from 4 to 9
5. Add garlic-oil mixture to the bowl
6. Add salt and mix well
7. Marinate chicken in the above mixture for 15-30 min
8. Preheat oven to 150 Deg Celcius
9. In a baking tray, place the marinated chicken breast and marinate mixture to it
10. Grill for about 30-40 minute till chicken is slightly browned and well cooked
11. Take of the tray from oven and cover it with an aluminium till served.

Refreshing Papaya Lemon Mint Cooler

Too tired after office work????? Have this refreshing cooler...

Ingredients

• 1 bowl skin peeled papaya cubes(About half a papaya)


• half a lemon


• 6-8 min leaves


• 2 tsp sugar


• 1.5 cup water


• 6-8 ice cubes

Procedure

• Blend all ingredients well, except ice cubes, in a blender.


• For the last round of blending add ice cubes and have it with that crushed ice..:)

Note: Depending on your taste you can increase/decrease the qty of papaya.