Lemon Idiyappam | Lemon Sevai

Idiyappam is a healthy breakfast item as it is steam cooked and easily digested dish which can be prepared in very less time. Even kids love to eat this dish as it looks similar to noodles. I have already made a detailed post on how to make idiyappam (plain ones). If you have not checked, do refer it. Today I'm sharing how to make Lemon Idiyappam which tastes tangy just like our lemon rice with plain idiyappam, the process is also same as lemon rice.




Ingredients

2 cups prepared idiyappam (loosen the rice strings)
1 1/4 tsp Lemon juice
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
few Coriander leaves(optional)
1 spring Curry leaves
2-3 Green chillies/ Red chilles
1/2 tsp Channa dal
1/2 tsp Urad dhal
1 tsp Mustard seeds
Oil – 1 1/4 tbsp
pinch of hing
2 tbsp cashew nuts or peanuts (optional)


Instructions

1. In a bowl, add lemon juice and salt, turmeric and Keep it aside.
2. Take a kadai, heat oil,add mustard seeds, when they splutter, add hing, chilles, bengal gram, urad dal, cashew nuts,curry leaves.
3. Saute for a few seconds till dal turns golden brown.
4. Add the lemon juice mixture to the temporing 
5. Switch of the flame and add plain idiyappam to the above and mix well. Adjust salt and lemon juice according to your taste.
6. Take care while mixing do not mix too much as the rice strings will break.
7. garnish with corriander and serve hot.