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    Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe

    Published: Jan 9, 2018 · Modified: Dec 20, 2022 by Helene Dsouza

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    Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe (aka Coriander Rice) is prepared with fresh cilantro leaves. Make it in less than 20 minutes and serve hot with the main dish. Pick a main dish from the list below the recipe or let us know in the comments how you enjoyed the Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe. You may choose to not use the cumin seed powder and the black mustard seeds in this recipe, although I recommend adding these spices for the flavor to your cilantro lime rice recipe.
    Total Time: 23 minutes
    Prep Time: 3 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    4 servings
    4.88 from 8 votes
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    Cilantro Lime Rice

    Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe is a vibrant & flavorful side dish, which can be accompanied by other main dishes that may contain vegetable, meat or seafood.

    So that your cilantro lime rice recipe turns out great, you won't need to cook endless hours in the kitchen.

    It's not rocket science!

    I have an easy trick to prepare cilantro lime rice from scratch, see the recipe further below.

    Aromatic Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe [Easy], How to make fresh Coriander lemon Rice from scratch with the step by step recipe instructions and including pictures www.MasalaHerb.com #rice #lime #cilantro #masalaherb
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    • 🧰 Tools and things to assist you in cooking fluffy Cilantro Rice:
    • 👁️ More Rice side dishes:
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    Cilantro Lime Rice in my realm is in the same category as the sunny yellow lemon rice, the enthralling cumin rice or the natural-looking clove rice.

    I love these aromatic rice side dishes, they give character to a meal with a lot of flavors!

    Flavored rice side dishes are common in India for example, and there are countless variations besides Pulao rice, which I would like to highlight separately in other posts in the future.

    Side dishes such as this Cilantro Lime Rice are versatile and you can serve them up with different main dish variations.

    More serving ideas below the recipe card

    Did you know, Cilantro in some places in the world is better known as fresh Coriander. 💡

    Aromatic Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe [Easy], How to make fresh Coriander lemon Rice from scratch with the step by step recipe instructions and including pictures www.MasalaHerb.com #rice #lime #cilantro #masalaherb

    This Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe has a grass green/yellowish color to it.

    The trick is to turn fresh cilantro leaves into a paste and enrich it with other flavors including the bright yellow turmeric powder (also known as Curcuma).

    The Turmeric and the lime flavors lighten up the rice!

    Besides that I also add some ginger garlic paste, mustard seeds and cumin powder to make the cilantro lime rice recipe aromatic and more flavorful.

    If you don't have these ingredients at hand you can skip them but I would suggest you add them all as they really enhance the dish 10 folds!

    To make the cilantro lime rice use only super fresh cilantro leaves, either the flat cilantro variations or the fatter cilantro leaves, it doesn't matter.

    Both kinds have the same flavor.

    To make the Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe...

    Place the freshly washed cilantro leaves into a blender with onion and turn into a paste with some water.

    Cook the rice, fry some spices, add the green paste, cook and mix the cooked rice into it. Voila!

    Enjoy your still warm aromatic Cilantro lime rice!

    🧰 Tools and things to assist you in cooking fluffy Cilantro Rice:

    • Instant Pot - To cook the rice fluffy in the rice cooker function
    • Hand Blender -  to blend small quantity to a smooth cilantro paste
    • or a bigger powerful blender if you double the recipe

    👁️ More Rice side dishes:

    • Fragrant Rice with clove
    • Lemon Rice
    • Coconut Rice
    Aromatic Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe [Easy], How to make fresh Coriander lemon Rice from scratch with the step by step recipe instructions and including pictures www.MasalaHerb.com #rice #lime #cilantro #masalaherb

    Dear reader do you like flavored rice side dishes?

    Please let us know in a comment further below, we love hearing from you! 🙂

    The post Cilantro lime rice was first posted on the 15th February 2017 and was updated and enhanced ever since.

    Coriander Rice Recipe - How to make Coriander Rice - Cilantro Rice www.MasalaHerb.com #sidedish #rice #masalaherb
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    Cilantro Lime Rice

    Aromatic Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe

    Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe (aka Coriander Rice) is prepared with fresh cilantro leaves. Make it in less than 20 minutes and serve hot with the main dish. Pick a main dish from the list below the recipe or let us know in the comments how you enjoyed the Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe. You may choose to not use the cumin seed powder and the black mustard seeds in this recipe, although I recommend adding these spices for the flavor to your cilantro lime rice recipe.
    4.88 from 8 votes
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Indian
    cilantro lime rice, coriander lime rice
    Prep Time: 3 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 23 minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 250kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    For the Rice:

    • 1 cup Rice Basmati rice if possible
    • 2 cups Water

    For the Paste:

    • 1 Onion quartered
    • ½ cup Cilantro Fresh aka Coriander leaves
    • ¼ cup Water
    • 2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
    • 1 Teaspoon Brown Mustard Seeds brown variety
    • 1 Tablespoon Ginger + Garlic *see Notes
    • ½ Teaspoon Cumin Seeds Ground optional
    • ½ Teaspoon Turmeric Ground
    • pinch Salt
    • Juice of one Lime
    • Cilantro Fresh to garnish
    US - Metric

    Instructions

    • Wash your rice well and cook it for about 12 minutes or until it's soft and cooked through. Refer to packet instructions. Strain the rice and keep aside once cooked.
    • Add the Cilantro leaves and onion quarters to the blender jar with the 50 milliliter Water and blend to a smooth paste. If you choose to add the mustard seeds, add to a pot the olive oil and mustard seeds. Carefully heat up and pop the mustard seeds. You need to keep the heat steady for about a minute so that the mustard seeds get "cooked" in that time. While doing that, the mustard seeds will pop up and emit a nutty flavor. Once you can get that nutty aroma, remove from the heat. At that point I always let it just cool for a minute before continuing the cooking of the paste.
      Coriander Rice Recipe - How to make Coriander Rice - Cilantro Rice www.MasalaHerb.com #Indianfood
    • Then take back to the heat and add the Ginger Garlic Paste, as an option Cumin Seed Powder and Turmeric Seed Powder. Stir fry the whole content for a minute and then add the green coriander paste which you prepared earlier.
      Coriander Rice Recipe - How to make Coriander Rice - Cilantro Rice www.MasalaHerb.com #Indianfood
    • Stir cook for about 4 minutes or until the paste is done. Season with salt. Take from the heat and let cool, then add at the end the lime juice and mix well before adding the cooked rice. Carefully mix the rice in so that everything is well combined, garnish with some chopped fresh clean coriander and serve hot.
      Coriander Rice Recipe - How to make Coriander Rice - Cilantro Rice www.MasalaHerb.com #Indianfood

    Notes

    1. Use fresh ginger and garlic with a ratio of ⅓ ginger and ⅔ garlic or use Asian ginger garlic paste, which you can buy too.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Aromatic Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (268 g)
    Calories 250 Calories from Fat 63
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7g11%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Sodium 13mg1%
    Potassium 103mg3%
    Carbohydrates 40g13%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin A 135IU3%
    Vitamin C 2.6mg3%
    Calcium 23mg2%
    Iron 0.8mg4%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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