Coriander Pulav  
by: Aparna Sriram (Sriram28@aol.com)

I am hereby presenting a rice dish called Coriander Pulav which is so easy to make and tastes good. I have tried it out many times. This is mother's recipe.

Ingredients:

  • Plain rice or Basmati rice   -   1 cup
  • Coriander or cilantro leaves   -   1 bunch
  • Ginger   -   1
  • Green chillies   -   3-4
  • Carrot   -   1
  • Green peas   -   1 cup
  • Salt   -   According to taste

Method:

Grind coriander leaves, ginger and green chillies by adding water in a blender. Straight away take oil in pressure cooker add saunf or it is called in english as aniseed, cardamom -3, cloves - 4, small cinnamon stick. Once it fries, add the ground mixture, allow it to boil untill the raw smell of coriander leaves and green chillies disappear. Now add the peas and sliced carrots. Add salt. Pressure cook it by adding the required quantity of water. Serve with onion raita or cucumber raita.