Monday, June 27, 2011

Pudina / Mint Rice

Ingredients:
 
200gm Basmati rice
1 cup mint leaves 1 small onion
1 cup veggies  (carrot/beans/peas)
6-8 cloves (slightly crushed)
1  cinnamon (slightly crushed)
2 Bay leaves
Jeera/ cumin seeds
Oil
Salt
¼ cup shredded coconut
3-4 green chillies
2 garlic pods
Ginger
1 tsp fennel seeds
Handful of coriander leaves

Steps:
Wash and soak the rice in water for 20 minutes.
Cut the onions into fine piece and keep aside. Chop the vegetables into small pieces. Chop the mint  as well.
Make a paste of coconut,chillies,ginger,garlic&coriander leaves.
 Fry the jeera, bay leaves, then add cinnamon, and cloves and stir well.
Add the chopped onion and stir until it softens a bit, now add the other vegetables and chopped mint.
Stir until the mint cooks a bit and emits its aroma. There is no need to wait until the vegetables are cooked.
Add the ground masala paste and mix until the raw taste of coconut, garlic is gone.
Add the raw washed rice,  water.
Add water according to vessel in which cooking , in a pan twice the amount of rice & in pressure cooker 1 1/4 .
Close lid when starts boiling. Decrease the flame . Take off after 10-12 mins .Open lid after more 5 mins.
  Mix well before serving. Serve hot with  raita.