Coriander Rice

Coriander Rice 

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups of basmati rice

For grinding Spices: 

• A cup of fresh coriander leaves
• 5-6 green chilies
• 4 small onions
• 4-5 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger 
• A small piece of coconut 

Other Spices:

• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 4 small onion (chopped) 
• 1″ cinnamon (crushed) 
• 2 cloves (crushed)
• 50 gm cashew nuts (chopped) 
• 5-6 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 tablespoon ghee
• 1 teaspoon sugar 
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Wash and soak the rice for half an hour.
2. Make a fine paste with ground spices and keep aside. 
3. Heat the oil in a pan, fry onions till crisp and take this out. 
4. Fry cashew nuts till light brown, take this out & keep aside. 
5. Heat the ghee in a pan, sauté the bay leaf, crushed cinnamon, clove, cumin seeds.
6. Add ground spices and stir for 3-4 min.
7. Add pre-washed rice and fry with spices for few min.
8. Add 3 cups of water, sugar, salt to taste and bring to boil. 
9. Stir gently with spatula, cover and cook till all water evaporates and rice becomes tender.
10. Remove from gas and garnish with pre-fried onion and cashew nuts.
11. Serve hot.