Lemon varagu rice | varagu arisi sadham | kodo millet rice | Paspalum scrobiculatum

Cuisine Style: Ancient Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 2 | Take with: Chutney, Chips, Pickle | Type: Breakfast, dinner or lunch, Weight loss & Easy diabetic recipes

Ingredients

• Varagu Rice (kodo millet ) – 1 cup
• Water – 1 ½ cups
• Lemon – 1
• Red chilli – 2
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Hing (asefotida) – 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
• Groundnut oil – 3 tbsp
• Gingley oil – 2 tbsp

Preparation

• Wash and take Varagu Rice 1:1 ¼ portion of water& pressure cook it (2 to 3 whistles).
• Spread it on the big plate.
• In a big pan take 1 tbsp of oil and put mustard seed, bengal gram, curry leaves.
• Then sprinkle hing, turmeric powder & asefotida.
• Pour lemon juice over the mixture and turn off the flame immediately.
• Now transfer the cooked varagu rice and mix well.
• Serve with lemon pickle.