Saturday, May 11, 2013

Mint Rice / Pudina Rice

Mint rice is a simple and easy to make variety rice and it tastes different from the usual pulao varieties.I learnt this recipe from my MIL and its my hubby's favourite too.It serves as a great lunchbox recipe.


Mint rice

Ingredients:


Rice(I used sona masoori)
1 cup
Mint leaves
1 cup tightly packed
Onion
1
Garlic cloves
2
Ginger
A small piece
Green chilli (see note below)
1 -2
Coconut grated
4 tblsp
Cumin seeds
1 tsp
Peanuts
2-3 tblsp
Oil
1 tblsp


Method:
Sauting the mint leaves and making mint paste

Mint rice preparation

Mint rice

Mint rice

  • Take out mint leaves from the stem and rinse well.
  • Cook rice and spread the cooked rice on a wide plate.Drizzle little oil to prevent rice from becoming dry.
  • Heat a kadai with little oil,add green chilli,garlic,a small piece of onion and fry for 2 mins.Add the mint leaves and just keep in flame till it wilts and slightly reduce in volume.No need to fry it for long time.Allow to cool.
  • Grind the above sauted mint leaves along with ginger and fresh grated coconut using little water to a paste.
  • Heat Oil in a kadai and add the peanuts and fry till its roasted well.Now add the cumin seeds followed by onion and fry till onion turns translucent.
  • Add the ground mint paste,salt and fry well till the raw smell goes off . Add the cooked rice and gently mix so that the rice is mixed well with the mint paste.Cover the kadai with a lid and keep the flame to the lowest and cook for 2-3 mins.Mint rice is ready to serve.I served it with cucumber raita and fryums.
Note:
  • Add green chilli according to your spice level.
  • Peanuts add a nice crunch to this recipe.If you don't prefer peanuts,add cashewnuts instead and proceed.

12 comments:

  1. Flavorful and tempting one pot meal.

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  2. wonderful post with nice presentation..

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  3. I can imagine the minty taste. I made something similar last week. Its the most fragrant and flavorful rice dish and we will eat loads without any complain.

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  4. Pudina rice looks yumm. Love the color and crispy fryum with it.

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  5. love mint flavor all time. so is this rice.

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  6. flavorful, yummy rice..nice presentation..

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  7. Yummy rice.. Lovely colour Gayathri :-)

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  8. such a lovely platter..so full of flavour. yummy.

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  9. YUmmy Rice.. Nice pictorial Recipe...

    -Mythreyi
    Yum! Yum! Yum!

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  10. delicious and tempting pudina rice. U have a nice blog. U 2 can visit my blog and give ur valuable comments.

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