Coriander Rice

Ingredients:

Rice Cooked - 2 cups

Coriander LEaves - 1/2 cup

Coconut Shreaded- 1/4 cup

Shallots / Pearl Onion - 3 nos

Green Chillies- 7

Ginger and Garlic Paste - 1 tsp each

Onions Sliced - 1/2 cup

Cashews - 2 tbsp

Cinnamon - 1/2 inch stick

Cardamom - 2 pods

Cloves - 3

Bayleaf- 1 

Star Anise - 1

GaramMasala Pd - 1 tsp

Ghee - 3 tbsp

Method:

1.In a blender take green chilly,small pearl onion or Shallots ,coconut, coriander leaves and grind it to a fine paste by adding water.

2.In a pan add ghee ,then add cardamom,bayleaf,star Anise,cinnamon and cloves and saute a min.Then add onions ,curry leaf and few cashews and saute till onions are golden brown.

3.Then add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes away.Then add the ground coriander paste and saute again till the raw smell goes off and ghee starts to float on top.

4.Then add garam masala powder and mix well along with salt.Add few more cashews if you like at this stage ,I added here instead at the beginning to avoid over browning of cashews.

5.Once all the raw smell goes away now add cooked Basmathi rice little by little mixing them gently without mashing the rice too much.

6.Do a taste check and make adjustments as needed.

Serve it along with raitha.