Lemon rice is often the first meal LFTI boys and girls eat after being rescued. Please join in celebrating them by making this recipe for your family!
When you make this lemon rice, we invite you to share the LFTI story with your loved ones and remember the lives you have impacted.
LFTI LEMON RICE
Serves: 4 | From the kitchen of: Life for the Innocent
Ingredients:
4 ½ cups water
5 tbsp peanut oil or butter
2 cups basmati rice
½ yellow onion, thinly sliced
2 lemons, juiced
6 dried red chilies
½ cup roasted unsalted peanuts, soaked for 10 minutes
2 tsp salt
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin
1 tbsp black mustard seeds
1 strand curry leaves
Instructions:
Rice: Wash rice, add to rice cooker with water, salt and 2 tbsp oil. Mix well. Cook according to package or rice cooker directions.
Sauce: Heat 3 tbsp oil in large skillet. Add onion, fry until golden. Break chilis and curry leaves into 3 pieces and add, fry ~4 min. Add black mustard seeds, cumin, turmeric and peanuts.
Fry ~5 min, until peanuts are toasted. Add juice of 2 lemons and salt to taste.
Cook sauce until thickened. Transfer rice to serving dish, add sauce and mix well. Enjoy!
We’d love to see photos of your lemon rice! Tag @lifefortheinnocent on Facebook and Instagram.
