The Ayurveda has regarded lemon as a valuable fruit and admired its properties. Lemon is sour, warm, promoter of gastric fire, light, good for vision, pungent and astringent. It checks the excessive flow of bile and cleanses the mouth. It dislodges phlegm (cough) and expels wind from the digestive tract. It helps in digestion and removes constipation. It prevents vomiting, throat trouble, acidity and rheumatism. It destroys intestinal worms.Lemon-juice is a powerful antibacterial. It has been proved by experiments that the bacteria of malaria, cholera, diphtheria, typhoid and other deadly diseases are destroyed in lemon-juice. It also contains some vitamin A. Natural vitamin C is much more effective than the synthetic one.Now we prepare a tasty lemon vermicilli bhath(lemon semiya).
Ingredients
Roasted Vermicilli - 1 cup.
onion - 1.
curry leaves - 10.
cilantro - 1 tsbsp.
salt - for taste.
Green chillies - 3 - 4.
Water - 3 cups.[Since vermicilli is thick i use 3 cup, use the water as you cook normal vermicilli]
lemon juice - 2 tbsp.
turmeric - 1 pinch
Tempering
oil - to fry.
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Chana dal - 1 tsp.
urad dal - 1 tsp.
urad dal - 1 tsp.
Preparation
If vermicilli is not roasted, roast it in a dry kadai,till the vermicilli turns golden brown.
Method
- Heat the oil,add Mustard Seeds when it splutters,add dal's, add curry leaves,green chillies, saute till dals turns golden brown.
- Add chopped onions saute well,for few minutes,till it turns pink.
- Now add the water,lemon juice,salt,turmeric,stir well.[This is the time to check for taste,add ingredients according to taste]
- When water starts boiling add Vermicilli,Stir well, Until it is well cooked[ till all the water is absorbed].
- Garnish with cilantro.Serve hot.
