Potato Rice

Preparation Time: 5 minutes 

Cook Time: 20 minutes 

Serves : 4

Ingredients:

Rice : 2 cups 

Onion: 1 sliced

Tomato : 1 chopped 

Potatoes: 3 medium cut into small pieces 

Yellow Slit peas/senaga pappu /Chana dal: 2 tsp 

Red chilies: 2

Urad dal/ minappappu: 1 tsp

Mustard seeds/aavalu: 1 tsp

Cumin seeds/Jeera : 1/2 tsp

Red chili powder: 2 tsp

Cumin,coriander powder: 2 tsp

Turmeric: 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves: couple 

Lemon juice: 3 tbsp 

Salt to taste 

Method: 

Cook rice and keep it to a side.

Heat oil in a pan and add dry red chilies, Chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds and jeera. Let them splatter. Add curry leaves and onions and until translucent.

Add turmeric and tomatos and cook for 2 minutes. Add potatoes and all the spice powders and mix well. Put the lid on. Cook until the potatoes are tender.

Add rice, lemon juice and toss well. Turn off the stove and serve hot.

This is a good recipe for lunch boxes too.