Green Rice/ Coriander rice

Green Rice/ Coriander rice

Green Rice

Rice cooked with a blend of fresh green ingredients like coriander. Serve with your choice of curry, lentils or vegetable dish.

Green Rice

I am obsessed with coriander; if you read my posts I add coriander to everything. But the urge of adding coriander to every dish does not stop at garnishing. It tastes way better cooked than garnished. And so I am posting one of my favorite recipes and my mom’s signature rice dish ‘Green Rice’.

I promise you will love it!

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1 Cup Basmati Rice

1 small bunch coriander

1 tomato

1 green chilly

2 cloves garlic

A tiny piece of Ginger

1 tsp Cumin seeds

1 tsp. coriander powder

Salt to taste

2 tbsp. oil

Water

Method:

     1.  Rinse rice and keep aside.

     2.  Blend coriander, ginger, garlic, chilly, tomato, to a fine paste( add  2 tbsp. of water if needed).

      3. In a pot, heat about 2 tbsp. of oil, add  green paste  masala cover and cook for 5 min (allow all the water to evaporate) , then sauté  every  min to cook the masala.

       4. Once cooked, add cumin seeds, coriander powder, drained rice, salt to taste and sauté.

       5.   Add 1 and a ½ cup water, stir. Cover and bring to a boil, once water evaporates, cover and simmer for 8 min or until cooked.

       6.  Fluff the rice with a fork, and serve!

 I am serving mine with aloo Gobi but its tastes great on its own or even better with amti/daal.

Notes:

     1.The key to making it is sautéing the masala really well.

     2. I use a coffee mug to measure my rice and the quantity may vary.

     3.For every mug of rice I use 1 and a half cup water as I am looking for well separated rice ( moisture from coriander and the added oil also helps, so a little less water than usual).