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Mint Rice | Pudina Rice

2016-03-09

    Mint Rice | Pudina Rice


    Flavorful rice with mint and lemon


    Pudhina rice or mint rice is a simple and easy-to-make rice dish. The perfect combination for this mint rice is plain yogurt. You can also have with Vegetable raita or Mint chutney. Mint is a good source of Protein, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Phosphorus and Zinc, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Iron, Magnesium, and Potassium. Mint is also good for cold and cough. We can also make Mint chutney,Mint vada etc… with this wonderful leaf. The best combination for mint rice is mixed vegetable raita. Hope you all will like this recipe.

    How to make Mint Rice / Pudhina Rice

    how to make mint rice

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    Ingredients

    2 cup of of pulao rice/biryani rice/sona masoori
    2 cup of chopped Mint leaves
    1/2 of one lemon
    1 no large onion
    6-7 no of shallots
    1 small piece of ginger
    3 no of garlic cloves
    3 no of green chillies
    Whole spices
    1 spn. of fennel seeds
    3 piece of bay leaves
    2 no of cinnamon sticks

    Method


    Step 01


    Wash and soak rice in water for 15 minutes.

    Step 02


    Gently crush mint leaves along with shallots,green chillies,garlic and ginger. Keep aside.

    Step 03


    Heat oil in a pan. Add all the ingredients mentioned under whole spices. Fry till they become fragrant.

    Step 04


    Add sliced onion and fry till it become golden brown color.

    Step 05


    Add crushed mix and fry for 2-3 minutes.

    Step 06


    Add soaked rice and mix well. Add lemon juice and salt. Mix well and fry for 2-3 minutes.

    Step 07


    Add water (for 1 glass of rice I used 1 1/2 glass of water)

    Step 08


    Cover lid and cook for 15 minutes. (You can also cook in pressure cooker. Up to 2 whistle in medium flame)

    Step 09


    Serve hot with raita.