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SUBSCRIBE & SAVE Less than $3 per week View Profile The Explainer Talking Points The Week Recommends Newsletters From the Magazine The Week Junior Food & Drink Personal Finance All Categories Newsletter sign up Culture & Life Food & Drink the week recommends Lemon rice recipe This South Indian recipe is a tasty way to use up leftover rice Newsletter sign up The lemon mix can be made in a big batch and stored in the fridge (Image credit: Ola O. Smit) The Week UK 27 September 2025 This south Indian recipe is a great way to use up leftover rice, says Karan Gokani. You can make up a big batch of the lemon mix and store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. Mix it with some cooked rice whenever you like, and serve hot or cold. Ingredients (makes about 500g) 400-500g cooked basmati rice For the lemon mix: 2 tbsp neutral oil, 6 tbsp skin-on peanuts or raw cashews (optional), 1 tsp black mustard seeds 1 tsp split white lentils 1 tbsp grated ginger 3 dried red chillies, stems removed but left whole 1⁄4 tsp asafoetida (optional) 11⁄2 tsp ground turmeric 10-12 curry leaves 60ml freshly squeezed lemon juice Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan over a medium heat. If using nuts, add them to the pan and fry until they turn a shade darker, about 2mins. Transfer the nuts to a paper-lined plate. Add the remaining oil and, once hot, add the mustard seeds. When the seeds start to crackle, add the lentils and cook for a minute. When the seeds stop crackling and the lentils turn light brown, reduce the heat to low and add the ginger, chillies, asafoetida, turmeric and curry leaves. Cook for a minute, then remove from heat. Cool for 5mins. Stir in the lemon juice, fried nuts and salt. Mix thoroughly and rest for 5-10mins. The lemon mix is now ready. To make lemon rice, simply mix the lemon mix with some basmati rice. The entire batch of lemon mix is good for about 500g of cooked rice. Extract taken from “Indian 101 – Real Indian Recipes” by Karen Gokani. Sign up for The Week's Food & Drink newsletter for recipes, reviews and recommendations. Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. SUBSCRIBE & SAVE Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. The Week UK Social Links Navigation Sarah Ferguson: a reputation in tatters In the Spotlight After emails surfaced revealing ties to Jeffrey Epstein, weeks after she claimed to cut contact, her charities are running for the hills Sudoku medium: September 27, 2025 The Week's daily medium sudoku puzzle Crossword: September 27, 2025 The Week's daily crossword puzzle You might also like The soups, noodles and cake to make this the most tasty fall yet The Week Recommends Soothing plates from across the globe 6 rustic homes on ranches Featuring copper kitchen counters in Colorado and a 380-acre property in California Steve: a ‘gripping’ drama starring Cillian Murphy The Week Recommends Murphy plays the frazzled headmaster of a boarding school for ‘delinquent’ boys in this bold Indie film The Lady from the Sea: a ‘thrillingly contemporary’ Ibsen adaptation The Week Recommends ‘Luminous’ cast dazzle in Simon Stone’s ‘hugely enjoyable’ production Black Rabbit: slick crime thriller set in a high-end New York restaurant The Week Recommends Two Manhattan brothers resort to ‘ever-more high-stakes’ schemes to tackle ‘huge’ gambling debts in the ‘glossy’ series One Battle After Another: a ‘terrifically entertaining’ watch The Week Recommends Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest release is a ‘high-octane action thriller’ and a ‘surefire Oscar frontrunner’ The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: a novel of ‘undeniable power’ The Week Recommends Kiran Desai’s first novel in nearly 20 years is an ‘enthralling love story’ set across India and the US Color Theories: Julio Torres’ one-man show Performance Space New York Performance Space New York View More ▸ Contact Future's experts Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Advertise With Us The Week is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site. Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street
