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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Mint Pulav -Pudina Saadam

I love making one pot meals.You can make a weekday lunch in no time. Today I made Mint Pulav and Carrot Raitha to go with it. My Hubby and Daughter loved it.

Mint has medicinal properties and is known to aid digestion. In general I try to use greens in our every day diet.




Ingredients:
  • 1/2 Tbsp Garam masala.
  • 1 1/4 cups Basmati rice.
  • 1/2 Tsp Ginger garlic paste.
  • 1 1/2 cup Water
  • Salt as required.

To Grind:
  • 1 cup Mint/Pudina.
  • 1/2 cup Coriander leaves.
  • 1 small size Onion.
  • 2 green Chilies.

To Temper:.
  • 1 Cardamom.
  • 2 Cloves.

Method:
  • Soak the rice for 20 min and drain the water.
  • Chop the onion into medium size pieces.
  • Saute the onions.
  • Grind the sauted onions with mint ,coriander and green chilies.


  • Heat the oil in a Pressure Cooker and add the ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell dissipates.
  • Add cardamom and cloves and saute for a min
  • Add the ground mint paste and saute for a few minutes.


  • Add the soaked rice and  water.

  • Add Salt and Garam masala .
  • You can adjust salt and spice levels according to your taste.
  • Cook in medium until the steam releases once from the pressure cooker ( 1 Whistle ).
  • Mint rice is ready to be served.
  • Serve hot with Raitha








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