One lazy fore noon and nothing to cook!! Should I go for a grocery shopping now? Not in this heat. Saw some pudina in the fridge. So thought of making pudina rice.Perfect to try on a lazy day, make some dates raita to coplete the mea!!!
Mint Rice/Pudina Rice
Ingredients (serves 3 people)
2 cups basmati rice
3 to 4 cups water to cook the rice (depending on the rice you use)
15 mint leaves (avoid the stem)
5 tbsp grated coconut
2 or 3 green chilies
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
3 dried red chilies
1 twig curry leaves
2 pinches of asafoetida
2 tbsp coconut oil
salt to taste
Preparation
1. Cook the rice separately in sufficient water until they are cooked, yet firm.
2. Grind the mint leaves, green chilies and coconut with sufficient water to get a coarse paste.
3. Heat the oil in large pan. Add the mustard seeds. Once it splutters, reduce the flame to low and add the cumin seeds , asofoetida , dry red chillies and curry leaves. Saute for 10 seconds.
4. Now add the chopped onions to this and saute until they are transparent.
5. Add the ground paste to it and cook for a few seconds till the raw smell goes.
6. At this stage add enough salt.
7. Add the cooked rice to this and mix well with the onion-ground paste mixture in the pan and stir for a minute gently without breaking the rice.
Mint rice is ready and it goes well with mango pickle and dates raita.
Ingredients
1/2 cup curd
10 dates, deseeded and chopped into medium pieced
1 medium onion chopped
2 green chilies, chopped
1/2 tsp coconut oil
salt to taste
Preparation
Mix all the ingredients together and crush them softly with hand. If the curd is very thick, you can add some water.
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