Corander Leaves(Kothamalli) Pulao, a fantastic flavoured rice with nice aroma. Generally we make kothamalli(Coriander leaves) thuvayal and mix rice with it. But that is very simple. But making Pulao has a rich flavour and it is very tasty too. A perfect lunch menu - Corainder leaves Pulao with Onion Raitha.
| Preparation Time | 10 mins |
| Cooking Time | 30 mins |
| Servings | 3 - 4 |
| Recipe Category | Main |
| Recipe Cuisine | North Indian |
Ingredients:
| Finely Coriander leaves | 1 Cup |
| Onion | 2 |
| Tomato | 1 |
| Green Chilli | 2 |
| Ginger | 1 small piece |
| Curd | 1 Cup |
| Basmati Rice | 1 Cup |
| Salt | To Taste |
| Water | 1 Cup |
| Garam Masala | 1 teaspoon |
Ingredients for Seasoning:
| Oil | 1 teaspoon |
| Cumin Seeds | 1/2 teaspoon |
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| Coriander Leaves(Kothamalli) Pulao |
Method:
- Clean the basmati rice in water and soak the rice in water for 15 minutes
- Clean the chopped coriander leaves and add chopped green chillies and ginger and take it in a mixer and grind it to a paste using little water
- Finely chop the onions and tomato and keep it ready
- Take 1 cup of curd and add the ground coriander leaves paste and mix it well
- Heat a heavy bottomed pan, add oil. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds
- When the cumin seeds starts to sputter, add chopped onions and tomato. Mix well with a spatula and add a pinch of salt and allow the onions and tomato to cook completely
- To this add garam masala and fry for 2 minutes
- Now add soaked and drained rice and fry for 2 minutes
- Add curd-coriander leaves paste to the rice and mix well
- Add water and necessary salt and keep the flame low and cook for 20 minutes
- Occasionally stir the rice gently. Do not mix the rice frequently otherwise it may break and get smashed
- After 20 minutes the rice would be cooked completely. Now open the lid and mix gently and switch off the flame.
- The yummy and scrumptious Coriander leaves Pulao is ready to serve with Raitha
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| Coriander Leaves(Kothamalli) Pulao |
- Since we are adding 1 cup of curd, we need to add only 1 cup of water as the water to rice ratio is 2:1.
- The reason for soaking of rice, is that it helps to cook the rice quickly
- We can also add 1 teaspoon of oil to the soaked rice. This will help the rice to be fluffy.
- If we like the flavour of mint, we can add 1/4 cup of mint along with coriander leaves