Kothmira Annam / Coriander Rice

I finally planted my herbs on Thursday. The pots are sitting near the garden door in my kitchen. It will take about 2 weeks to get the saplings I suppose. I'll keep you updated on this part.

Time changed on Sunday so we "lost" an hour. We are on summer time now. I don't know why they change the time though.

This is one of the first dishes I tried out from Sailu's Food. I've tried a lot of other recipes from her blog ever since and everything I make is a hit. They are all on my "To Blog" list.
This is another dish I hadn't prepared in a long time. I tweaked it a teeny weeny bit from Sailu's blog to our taste and my convinience. Here's my version:

Ingredients:
1.5 cups rice, washed and soaked in water for half an hour and drained
Stems of coriander from a big bunch - chopped - you can use leaves also
2 Green Chillies slit length wise
1 tsp Ginger Paste
1 tsp Garlic Paste
3 tbsp Chopped Tomatoes
4 Cloves
2 Green Cardamoms
1 inch Cinnamon Stick
1 Bay Leaf
Salt to Taste
2 tbsp + 2 tbsp Oil

Method

1. Heat 2 tbsp Oil in a pan.
2. When hot, add the Chopped Coriander Stems and the Chillies and fry till the raw smell goes.
3. Remove from heat, add the Ginger and Garlic pastes and blend. Add a little water if necessary.
4. Heat the other 2 tbsp Oil in a separate pan.
5. When hot, add the Cloves, Cardamoms, Cinnamon and Bay Leaf and for a minute taking care they don't burn.
6. Add the ground paste and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
7. Now add the Chopped Tomatoes and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
8. Add the drained Rice and mix well.
9. Add 2 cups water, salt and cover and cook till the rice is done.
10. Serve hot with raita / plain curd

This goes to the following events:

Kirthi's Herbs and Flowers in my Platter - Coriander leaves/Cilantro that was started by PJ of Seduce your Tastebuds.

Priya's Bookmarked Recipes Every Tuesday Volume 34 - 29th March 2011