Coriander leaves rice

Coriander and its leaves are widely used in Indian cooking. Coriander, which is also known as Chinese parsley and Cilantro, offers a lot of health benefits.
A 100g of coriander leaves provide just 23 calories but it is rich in vitamins, antioxidants and dietary fibre, which helps to bring down the bad cholesterol (LDL) and increase the good cholesterol (HDL).
Here is a tasty and flavourful recipe made with coriander leaves and rice, with a dash of lemon and green chillies.
 

                                        Coriander leaves
Ingredients:
Cooked white rice -3cups
Fresh lemon juice-3tsps
Green chillies - 4
Mustard seeds -1tsp
Black gram -1tsp
Turmeric powder -1/2tsp
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - I bunch
Chilli flakes – 1/2tsp
Roasted peanuts – 3tsps
Oil and salt - as required

Method:
Cut the coriander leaves and grind it coarsely along with green chillies. Keep it aside. In a frying pan heat mustard seeds with one teaspoon of oil and allow it to crackle. When it stops crackling add the black gram and fry it to a brown colour. Then take the pan away from heat and add the ground paste turmeric powder and curry leaves. Sauté while it is still hot. Then add the cooked rice, lemon juice and salt. Mix well. Garnish with chilli flakes and peanuts.