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and Coriander Rice Recipe |
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Click a picture to enlarge
Coriander and lime are key ingredients in Indian cuisine.
They combine well and are exceptional flavours when added to plain long grain rice.
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KEY POINTS
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Preparation Time: |
30 mins |
Cooking Time: |
25 mins |
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How Difficult |
Easy |
Freeze? |
No |
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Servings |
4 |
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INGREDIENTS
| Ingredients |
Imperial |
Metric |
| Basmati or American rice |
14 oz |
400 grams |
| Water |
27 fl oz |
800 ml |
| Salt |
½ level teaspoon |
| Limes |
2 |
| Coriander leaves |
A good bunch (see picture below) |
Special Equipment
Largish pan with a lid
Method
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Pick the leaves of fresh coriander to make a good bunch (click left hand picture
to enlarge it). Finely chop the leaves. Grate off the glossy surface (not the
white pith below) to give you the lime zest. |
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Many of our long grain rice recipes use the same method to cook the basic rice.
Click here for instructions and pictures describing
exactly how to cook the perfect long grain rice. When you have cooked the basic rice
then come back here to complete your coriander and lime rice. |
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Sprinkle the the chopped coriander leaves and lime zest on the rice and gently stir them
in.
Cut both limes in half and squeeze the juice over the surface of the rice.
Decorate with a few whole coriander leaves. |
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