Lemon Rice Sevai

Sevai (Lemon Sevai/Coconut Sevai/Vegetable Sevai) is a cooked version of Idiyappam tempered with spices and flavoring of your choice.

Ingredients:
MTR Rice sevai - 1 cup
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Red chillies - 2
Onion - 1/2
Oil - 3 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - few
Asafoedita - pinch
Coriander leaves - few
Water - 3 cups

Method:
1. In a pan, boil water, add rice sevai to it and cook for 5 minutes.
2. Remove and strain the water completely.
3. In another pan, heat oil, splutter mustard seeds, channa dal, urad dal, asafoedita, curry leaves, cumin seeds.
4. Add red chillies, turmeric powder, onion and saute for few mins.
5. Add salt, lemon juice, cooked rice sevai, mix well and cook for 2 mins.
6. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

PS:
1. Can make many variations to this, add coconut instead of lemon juice (Coconut sevai), veggies (I added baby corn), tamarind (Puli sevai)...
2. Ensure that the sevai is completely dry without any water before adding it to the tadka and mixing it.