Coriander Rice (Kothamalli Sadam)

Ingredients:

Rice                         -  1 cup
Fresh coriander        -  1 bunch
Onion                      -  1 no
Green chilies            - 3 nos
Ghee                       -  2 table spoons
Mustard seeds         -  1 tea spoon
Black gram dal        -  1 tea spoon
Bengal gram dal      -  1 tea spoon
Jeera powder          -  1/2 tea spoon
Masala powder       -  1/2 tea spoon
Salt to taste

1.  Wash and cook rice.
2.  Grate onions.  Finely chop green chilies.
3.  Heat ghee in a kadai, add jeera, sauf, finely broken cinnamon stick and cloves.
4.  As soon as they turn brown, add the grated onions and green chilies.
5.  Stir cook till onion is cooked, add jeera powder, garam masala powder, salt (enough for the rice also) and switch of the stove.
6.  Add the finely chopped fresh coriander and stir cook.  It will change colour slightly in the heat of the kadai itself.
7.  Add the rice and mix thoroughly and serve with raita, pickle and papad.