Cilantro rice/coriander rice/Dhania rice

This is one of those easy to make lunch box recipes which are guaranteed to be delicious!

Ingredients:

Cooked rice: 1 bowl

Lemon juice: 1 tsp

To grind:

Cilantro leaves 1 cup (tightly packed)

Ginger: 1” grated

Green chilies: 3-4

Salt to taste

To temper:

Oil/ghee: 1 tbsp.

Mustard seeds: 1 tsp

Urad dal: 1 tsp

Bengal gram dal (chana dal): 1 tbsp.

Asafoetida powder: ¼ tsp

Dry red chilies: 3 (broken)

Cashews: 10

Peanuts: 2 tbsp.

Method:

Grind all the ingredients listed under “To grind” section with little water.

Heat ghee or oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. Once they crackle, add urad dal, chana dal, peanuts and red chilies.

Roast for a minute and then add cashews. Roast till cashews turn light golden brown. Add the ground paste and cook until water evaporates. Add the rice, cilantro leaves and salt. Mix lightly.

Add lemon juice.

Cook for a minute.

Done!