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lemon rice in your lunchbox

Kavya · Madurai to Durham

my mother packed this every school day, still warm, folded in foil. now i make it for the people i love, because that's how she always said it too.

ingredients
  • cooked rice
  • lemon
  • mustard seeds
  • curry leaves
  • peanuts
  • turmeric
  • green chili
steps
  1. temper mustard seeds, peanuts and curry leaves.
  2. stir in turmeric off the heat.
  3. fold through the rice with lots of lemon.