recipe card for coriander rice recipe:
coriander rice recipe | cilantro rice | coriander pulao recipe
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
easy coriander rice recipe | cilantro rice | coriander pulao recipe
Course: rice
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: Servings
Ingredients (1 cup = 250 ML)
for masala paste:
- ½ onion cubed
- 8 cloves / lavang
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 green chilli
- handful coriander
other ingredients:
- 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 13 whole cashew / kaju
- ½ onion sliced
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ tomato finely chopped
- 5 beans chopped
- ¼ carrot chopped
- ¼ capsicum chopped
- 2 tbsp peas / matar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cup cooked rice
Instructions
- firstly, in a small blender take ½ onion, 8 cloves, ½ tsp pepper, 1 inch cinnamon, 2 green chilli and handful coriander leaves.
- blend to smooth paste adding 2 tbsp of water or as required. keep aside.
- in a large kadai, heat 1 tbsp ghee and roast 1 bay leaf and 13 whole cashew.
- also saute ½ sliced onion followed by 1 tsp ginger garlic paste till the raw smell disappears.
- now add ½ tomato and saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
- additionally, add 5 beans, ¼ carrot, ¼ capsicum, 2 tbsp peas and saute for a minute.
- add in prepared masala paste along with 1 tsp of salt. mix well.
- cover and cook for 5 minutes, or till vegetables get cooked completely.
- now add in 3 cups of cooked rice and mix gently.
- cover and simmer for 5 minutes to absorb all masala.
- finally, serve coriander rice / coriander pulav with raita of your choice