Sama Lemon Rice

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sanwa millet (sama)
• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson)
• 1/2 tsp urad dal (safed urad dal)
• 10 to 12 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 1 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli, broken into pieces
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1 tbsp raw peanuts
• 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped carrot
• 1/4 cup boiled green peas
• 1/2 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)

Steps

1. To make sama lemon rice recipe, wash the sama millet thoroughly and drain it well.
2. Combine sama millet, ½ cup water and salt to taste in a pressure cooker.
3. Pressure-cook it for 1 whistle. Allow the steam to escape and then open the lid. Gently mix it using a fork and keep aside.
4. Heat 2 tsp oil in a deep pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, kashmiri red chillies and asafoetida.
5. Sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds. Add peanuts and sauté for 2 minutes.
6. Add green chillies, onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
7. Add carrots, green peas, turmeric powder and little salt. Mix well and sauté for another 2 minutes.
8. Add the cooked sama millet, mix well and cook on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
9. Switch off the flame, add lemon juice, coriander and mix well.
10. Serve sama lemon rice immediately.