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Elumichham Pazham Saadham (Lime Rice - Tamil Style)
(5 Litre pressure cooker)

Serves: 8	Pressure Cooking Time 2 minutes
5 cups water  4 cups Colam rice  1 tsp turmeric powder  ½ cup vegetable oil  1 tsp mustard seeds  1 tbsp Bengal gram  1 tbsp split skinned black gram  1 sprig curry leaves  16 green chillies chopped 4 ¾ tsp salt  1/3 cup + 1 tbsp lemon juice
Method
1 Pour water into cooker. Bring to boil on high heat. Add rice and turmeric powder. Stir. 2 Close cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat. Reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes. 3 Remove cooker from heat. Allow to cool naturally. 4 Open cooker. Fluff up rice gently with a fork to separate grains. 5 In a pan, heat oil for about 2 minutes. Add mustard seeds. When crackling, add Bengal gram and black gram. Stir fry till golden brown. Add curry leaves and chillies. Stir for a few seconds and pour over rice. 6 Mix salt with lemon juice and pour over rice. Mix. Serve hot.