Pudina/Mint Rice

Name: Pudina/Mint Rice
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bunch mint leaves; Half bunch coriander leaves; 2 numbers Green chillies; 1 Pinch sugar; 6 numbers cashews; drizzle lemon; 1 tsp salt; half ginger piece; 3 numbers garlic; 1 cup basmati rice; 2 tsps salt; 1 cup water; 1 tsp coconut oil; 1 tsp groundnut oil; 2 Bay leaf leaves; 1 tsp cardamom powder; 4 numbers cinnamon; 3 numbers elaichi; 1 number star anise; 4 numbers clove; 1 number Onion

Priyanka Dharma @cook_7809772

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

First time attempt. Easy to do. Lovely fresh ingredients. Yummy flavour.

Priyanka Dharma @cook_7809772

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

First time attempt. Easy to do. Lovely fresh ingredients. Yummy flavour.

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Ingredients

30 mins

4-serving

1 bunchmint leaves
Half bunchcoriander leaves
2 numbersGreen chillies
1 Pinchsugar
6 numberscashews
drizzlelemon
1 tspsalt
halfginger piece
3 numbersgarlic
1 cupbasmati rice
2 tspssalt
1 cupwater
1 tspcoconut oil
1 tspgroundnut oil
2Bay leaf leaves
1 tspcardamom powder
4 numberscinnamon
3 numberselaichi
1 numberstar anise
4 numbersclove
1 numberOnion

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Steps

30 mins

1

SOak 1 cup of basmati rice in water and wash it well without breaking.
2

Then soak the rice in water for around 20 minutes.
3

Take the ingredients kept aside for the paste in a mixer.
4

Mint leaves, coriander leaves, chillies, ginger, garlic, cashews, salt and sugar to be grinder till they form a paste.
5

Add a dash of lemon after it, mix and keep aside.
6

Take a hot pan and add the oil.
7

Once slightly heated add the spices one by one.
8

Then add the onions and saute till light brown.
9

Add the mint paste to the the pan along with the sautéed onions and spices.
10

Keep frying them till they lose the raw smell.
11

Now drain the rice and add to a pressure cooker.
12

AdD the sautéed paste into the cooker and mix with the rice without breaking.
13

Add 1 cup of water for the 1 cup of basmati rice used.
14

A little more salt can be added if required.
15

Wait until 2 whistles and switch off.
16

Once the steam is out it can be opened and mixed well to serve.