Cilantro Lime Rice
Cilantro lime rice flavored with fresh cumin, cilantro, lime juice, jalapeños, scallions and black beans.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup Uncooked White Rice medium grain is preferred
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 tsp Chopped Jalapeno Pepper
- ¼ cup Chopped Cilantro Stems
- ½ cup Chopped Cilantro leaves
- ¼ cup Chopped Scallions
- 15 oz Canned Black Beans
- 2 tbsp Lime Juice more or less based on your preference
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1½ tsp Salt
Instructions
- Wash and Soak rice for 15-20 minutes.
- Put Instant Pot on saute mode.
- Heat 2-3 tbsp oil, add bay leaf, cumin seeds, chopped cilantro stems and chopped jalapeños.
- Saute for couple of minutes. Add soaked and drained rice to IP.
- Saute rice for couple of minutes.
- Add 1½ cups of water and 1 tsp of salt.
- Mix it and close the lid, cook on high pressure for 4 minutes. Release pressure naturally for 7-8 minutes. Release rest of the pressure manually.
- Open the lid once the security valve is down. Fluff up the rice with fork very gently. Keep it aside.
- Drain water out from the black beans and give it a rinse.
- Mix black beans, chopped cilantro leaves, chopped scallions, cumin powder, ½ tsp salt, 2 tbsp of fresh lime juice in a big bowl.
- Add cooked rice in the beans mix and mix it gently, making sure the rice does not break. Taste it and add more salt and/or lime juice if needed.
- Serve it hot, warm or at room temperature with any Mexican food!
