Pudhina (Mint) Rice

I grow mint leaves in my kitchen and that too fresh mint leaves has magical flavors, every time I make this my home smells amazing. I get every chance to use the mint.

  • Preparation time: 5 mins

  • Cooking time : 10 mins (If the rice is ready to use)

  • Serving size : 2

INGREDIENTS:

  • Mint Leaves - 1 cup

  • Green chill - paste (With 1 large one or 2 small ones)

  • Ginger Garlic paste- 1 tbsp

  • shredded coconut / coconut powder - 1 - 2 tbsp

  • Finely chopped onion - 1/4 cups

  • salt to taste

Optional:

Many use coriander leaves and whole garam masala as well. I dint prefer that way, you can go ahead and add.   

For seasoning:

  • Oil - 2 tbsp

  • Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

  • Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

  • Peanuts and Cashews -  1/4 cups

DIRECTION:

  • Cook the rice and keep it ready. Use Seeranga samba rice for full flavor.

  • Make a paste of mint leaves, green chilli and grind it along with coconut without adding water.

  • In a pan, add oil and once it is hot drop in mustard seed and jeera and wait for it to splutter.

  • Add onion and fry them till they turn brown.

  • Then add the nuts, once they turn their color then add the ground paste along with ginger garlic paste.

  • Add salt at this point and saute it for a minute.

  • Then add rice to it and mix well.

It goes well with cucumber raitha or onion raitha.

Note:

In this procedure instead of mint if you use coriander leaves its coriander rice and for that you don't have to use onions  :)!!

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