Serves 2-3
Ingredients
- 2½ tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- pinch fenugreek seeds
- 1 tsp split chana dal (also called Bengal gram lentils)
- 1 tsp split black gram (also called urad dal or black lentil)
- 2-3 dried red chillies, left whole
- 1 rounded tsp chopped fresh ginger
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 4 tbsp roasted peanuts
- 10 curry leaves , torn in half
- salt , to taste
- 3 tbsp lemon juice , or to taste
- 350g/12oz freshly cooked basmati rice
Method
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and add the mustard and fenugreek seeds, the chana dal, black gram and the chillies and stir fry until lightly browned.
Add the ginger, ground turmeric, peanuts, curry leaves and salt, to taste, and cook for about 40 seconds.
Stir in the lemon juice and cook for another minute before adding the rice. Stir fry to heat through, being careful not to break up the grains too much.
To serve, place the rice onto serving plates.