Lemon Rice (Chitrānna)

Ingredients

• 1 cup/200g white basmati rice
• 2 cups/500ml water
• 1 large/150g carrot
• 2 tsp ginger, grated
• ½ cup/40g dried shredded coconut
• 1 tsp fine rock salt
• 1 tsp jaggery
• 1 -2 Tbsp lemon juice
• ¼ cup coriander leaves, chopped
• ¼ cup/60ml peanut or coconut oil
• ½ tsp black mustard seeds
• 2 tsp split channa dāl
• 1 tsp split urad dāl
• ⅛ tsp asafoetida powder
• 10 cashew nuts, cut in half
• 1 dried red chili, chopped
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 10 curry leaves
• ⅛ tsp turmeric powder