Coriander Rice

Coriander Rice:

This coriander rice is an easy and healthy Lunch box recipe. This dish is loved by people of all ages.Its enriched with the goodness and flavors of Coriander.This Coriander Rice can be tastes with any kind of raita.

Ingredients:

Boiled Basmathi Rice-1 cup

Big Onion-1/2

Red Chilie-1

For Seasoning:

Cashew nuts-5

Urudh Dal-1 tsp

Mustard Seeds-1/2 tsp

Bengal Gram (Kadalai Paruppu)-1 tsp

Curry Leaves-Little

To Grind:

Tomato-1

Cumin Seeds-1 tsp

Green chilie-3

Cinnamon-A small piece

Big Onion-1/2 

Garlic-4 pods

Ginger-Little

Coriander Leaves-A handful

Method:

1.Soak a cup of Basmathi Rice in water for 1/2 hour.Then partially boil the rice by adding salt to it.

Once the rice is partially cooked, spread them in a wide vessel, so that they cool down.

2.Grind all the ingredients given to grind.Grind them well into a fine paste by adding little water.The grinded mixture should be in the consistency of a paste.

3.In a pan/Kadai  add 4 tsp of oil.Once heated add Bengal Gram, when they are about to turn brown add Cashew nuts ,Urudh Dal and Mustard Seeds.

4.Now add Big Onion,Red chilie & Curry Leaves. Saute them well until the Onions turn golden brown.

5.Add the grinded paste to the pan and mix them well.Cook until the raw flavor of  the grinded mixture goes. Once the paste has been cooked the color changes and oil starts separating from it.

6.Add a little amount of salt as we have already added salt to the boiling rice.

7.Now add the rice and toss them. If you find it uncomfortable to toss, then use a fork and a spoon and mix them well.

Tips:

The rice should be partialy cooked otherwise while mixing, the rice will form lumps.

Allow the rice cool down completely before adding to the coriander paste mixture.If you mix while its hot the rice will break down.

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