Lime Rice

Ingredients

• 1 cup white rice (it is better to use one-year-old rice)
• 2 cups water
• 1 tbs urad dal (black gram)
• ½ tsp. mustard seeds
• ½ tsp. turmeric powder
• 1 pinch hing
• 1 tsp. whole cumin seeds
• tsp. fresh lime juice (or more to taste)
• 2 tbs. ghee
• 1 tsp. salt

Preparation

1. Cook rice with water for 10 to 12 minutes.
2. Sauté spices (except for salt) and the dal in melted ghee.
3. Mix rice and sautéed spice mix together.
4. Add lime juice and salt after taking the mixture down from the gas.
5. Serve hot.

Medicinal Properties of Lime Rice

This recipe is cooling in nature and thus pacifies Pitta Dosha. It is easy to digest and might increase Vata, which is why it is balanced with lime, cumin seeds, hing (asafoetida), and mustard seeds. It is good for diarrhoea, anorexia, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This recipe is also good for post-surgical patients.