Special lemon rice

Name: Special lemon rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 4 as a main course side dish
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon onion only base; 1 lemon; 4 cardamom pods; 1 tablespoon olive oil or 25 g butter; 50 g cashew nuts; 1 tablespoon garam masala; 1 tablespoon olive oil or 25 g butter; 2 litres water; 300–400 g dry weight basmati rice; 1 teaspoon turmeric; good pinch salt

Preparation info

Serves:
4
as a main course side dish

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

A homage to a dish at our local curry house – Hawelli, Hammersmith. Thanks for the inspiration!

Ingredients

1 tablespoon onion only base
1 lemon
300–400 g

Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Follow the method to make the onion base. Grate the zest from the lemon and keep to one side. Cut the lemon into quarters and add to the water for the rice, together with the turmeric. Follow the method for Really easy rice.
Put the onions, butter/oil, lemon zest, cardamom seeds and cashew nuts into a frying pan and fry gently