Green Coriander Pulao

Green coriander pulao, a delicious one pot meal recipe by Jaya v Shenoy. This is my family's favorite pulao. My mom used to make this for us when we were kids and we absolutely adored this dish.

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 30 mins

serves:4

Ingredients:

1 cup rice

2 cups water
2 tsp. oil or ghee
4 cloves
1" cinnamon stick
4 green cardamom pods
1 tbsp coriander seeds
8 cashew nuts
1" piece ginger, roughly chopped
2 large cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
3 green chillies, roughly chopped (adjust according to taste)
1/2 bunch of green coriander leaves and stalks, roughly chopped
1 tbsp fresh or frozen grated coconut
2 tbsp oil or ghee
2 med. onions, finely sliced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
1/2 cup chopped beans
1 cup fresh/frozen green peas
1 med. potato, peeled and diced (optional)
Salt to taste

Directions:

Heat a tsp of ghee and add cloves, green cardamon, cinnamon, coriander seeds and cashew nuts and fry for 30 seconds.

Add the green chillies,  garlic, ginger, coriander leaves and coconut and fry for 2 minutes on medium flame.
Allow it to cool down and grind it to a paste using 1/2 cup of water.
Heat oil in a vessel and fry the onions till golden brown.
Put vegetables and salt and mix well. Cover and cook until the vegetables are tender, around 5-7 minutes.
Add ground paste and bring it to a boil.
Add 2 cups of water and mix well. Adjust the salt.
When it comes to a boil, add the rice and mix well.

when it starts to boil, cover cook on medium heat until 1/2 of the moisture evaporates.

Simmer until all the moisture evaporates.
Fluff it with a fork and serve immediately with some raita on the side