Pudina/Mint Rice Recipe| How to make Pudina/Mint rice | Medley-Of-Flavours

Pudina/Mint rice is a very tasty rice recipe . It is made of cooked rice, tempering of mustard seeds, green peas,pudina/mint paste. It can be served for lunch.

Ingredients:

1. 1 Cup rice
2. 3 Green chilies
3. 2 & 1/4 Cup Water
4. Salt
5. 1 tbsp Oil
6. 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
7. Curry leaves
8. 1/4 cup Peas
9. 1/2 Cup Mint leaves
10. 1/4 cup Coriander leaves
11. 1 tsp ginger garlic paste

Preparation:

• Take rice in a bowl and wash it with water twice.
• Take washed rice in a pressure cooker and add water to it.
• Pressure cook the rice till cooked or for 2 to 3 whistles.
• Wash coriander leaves and mint leaves.

How to make Pudina/Mint paste:

• In a mixer jar, take mint leaves and coriander leaves.
• Add 3 green chilies.
• Add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
• Grind everything well till it becomes a paste.

For Tempering:

• In a kadhai heat oil.
• Add Mustard seeds to the oil and let them pop.
• Add frozen peas and curry leaves,saute for a while.
• Add mint/pudina paste and saute.
• Let it release oil.

How to make Pudina/Mint rice:

• Add cooked rice to the tempering.
• Add salt to taste and mix well.
• Add coriander leaves and lemon juice.
• Mix everything well.
• Garnish it with more chopped coriander leaves and serve. 

Preparation time: 25 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Servings: 2

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