# Cilantro Lime Rice

A flavorful, fluffy homemade copycat cilantro lime rice that features toasted rice, butter, and garlic for extra flavor.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 3/4 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 whole bay leaf
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp lemon juice

## Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pot and add minced garlic and butter.
2. Add rice to the pot and toast it in the garlic and butter mixture.
3. Add water, salt, and bay leaf to the rice.
4. Cover the pot and cook until the rice is tender.
5. Remove the bay leaf and fluff the cooked rice with a fork.
6. Transfer rice to a bowl, then add chopped cilantro, lime juice, and lemon juice.
7. Mix everything together until combined.

## Equipment

- pot
- wooden spoon
- fork
- serving bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP83PFgb9/
- Creator: moribyan
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/23dfe82a-19d7-416d-9009-df9b3b5fd21f
- Extracted: 2026-09-12

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