CORIANDER RICE

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Hi All,

CORIANDER RICE!! The one healthy variety rice which you can make in jiffy is coriander rice.

I make this rice often as it is not only very easy to make but also yummy too . The aroma and colour of rice is always tempting and it is definitely an interesting dish for coriander lovers.

The simple recipe is as below,

INGREDIENTS :

Rice – 1 cup.

Salt – as required.

Coconut oil or ghee – 3 tsp.

Mustard – 1/4 tsp.

Bay leaf – 1 no.

Cinnamon – 1” piece – 1 no.

Channa dal – 1 tsp.

Urad dal – 1 tsp.

Dry red chillies – 2 nos.

TO GRIND :

Coriander leaves – 4 Cup.

Onions – 1 no ( medium sized)

Ginger – 1/2” piece – 1 no.

Green chillies – 3 nos.( In picture chillies are missing).

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METHOD :  

1. Wash and rinse rice well with running water and add 2 1/2 cup water and boil for 3 whistles or till rice cooks soft.
2. When rice boiled , spread them in a wide plate , add 1 tsp of ghee and plough with a fork .Let the rice comes to room temperature.
3. Wash and clean coriander leaves , cut and discard the roots .You can grind the coriander leaves along with stem.
   
   
4. Grind the grinding ingredients to fine paste without adding water.
   
   
5. In a wide pan add ghee / oil and add mustard ,when mustard starts spluttering add bay leaf ,cinnamon ,red chillies and saute in low flame till aroma comes , followed by channa dal , urad dal and saute till golden brown.
   
   
   

   
6. Then add ground paste and boil till the masala thickens and colour changes to dark colour.Remove from flame.
   
   
   

   
7. Finally add boiled rice,salt and mix gently till masala mixes well with rice.
   
8. Top with 1 tsp ghee / coconut oil and serve with your favorite sidedish or papad.
9. Papad goes great with this rice.
   

NOTES :

1. You can add groundnuts or cashewnuts as per choice . In that case add the nuts during frying stage itself.
2. Don't boil rice too mushy , mushy rice when mixing with coriander masala will become more mushy and will lose its flavour.
   
   HAPPY COOKING!!