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Here with another flavorful, simple and healthy South Indian variety rice, coriander rice. Coriander leaves contains all essential nutrients, minerals and vitamins. It is the most healthy dish you could possible prepare. It goes well with plain yogurt, raitha or any vegetable curry. This rice will be the perfect lunch box recipe.  Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare coriander rice. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

RECIPE FOR CORIANDER RICE

Course       : Main

Cuisine      : South India

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 5 min

Cook Time : 25 min

Total Time  : 30 min

INGREDIENTS

To Grind:

• 1 tsp oil

• handful coriander leaves

• 4 garlic 

• 1 inch ginger

• 3-4 green chilli

• 4 shallots

• 1 tbsp grated coconut

To make Pulav / Rice:

• 1 cup basmati rice

• 1 tbsp ghee

• 3 cloves

• 1 inch cinnamon stick

• 2 bay leaf

• 1 tsp chopped cashews

• 1 small size onion - thinly sliced

• salt to taste

PROCEDURE

• rinse well and then soak rice in water for 30 minutes

• cook rice with enough water and a tsp of cooking oil to avoid sticky rice

• once rice cooked well, drain the water and keep it aside

• heat oil in a pan

• add handful of coriander leaves

• saute well and add in the mixer grinder

• add garlic, ginger, shallots, green chilli and grated coconut in the mixer grinder

• grind along with sauteed coriander leaves with a tbsp of water

• grind to a smooth paste and keep it aside

• heat ghee in a cast iron wok

• add cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaf, saute well

• add chopped cashews and fry till it changes color

• add thinly sliced onion and saute well

• add grounded paste and saute till the raw smell goes

• add salt and cooked rice

• combine well 

• cover and cook in low flame for 10 minutes

• serve hot with plain yogurt, raitha or any vegetable curry

• delicious and flavorful rice

Coriander Rice With Step-By-Step Photo Recipe

soak rice in water for 30 minutes

cook rice with enough water and a tsp of oil

drain the water and keep it aside

heat oil in a pan

add handful of coriander leaves

saute well

add in the mixer grinder

add shallots, garlic, ginger, green chilli and grated coconut

grind to a smooth paste by adding little water

heat ghee in a cast iron wok

add cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaf, saute well

add chopped cashews and fry till it changes color

add thinly sliced onion

saute well

add grounded paste

saute well till the raw smell goes

add salt

add cooked rice

combine well 

cover and cook in low flame for 10 minutes

serve hot with raitha or any vegetable curry