Pudina Rice

Pudina / mint when cooked with spices and rice gives a good flavor, if all the ingredients are ready on the counter top the dish can be prepared in less than 15 minutes.  lets start cooking... 


Ingredients:
Pudina / mint ( 2 1/2  fresh bunches )
2 cups rice
Green peas (1/2 cup)
Green chillies 2
Onion ( half finely chopped)
Cloves ( 4 to 5)
Shahi jeera ( 1 tea spoon)
Cinnamon stick ( 1/2 inch)
Ginger garlic paste (1/2 tea spoon)
Ghee (4 table spoons)
Oil few drops
Salt to taste. 


Method of  preparation: 

1. Cook 2 cups of rice
2.  In the mean while take a kadai, heat few drops of oil, cook washed mint leaves and green chillies for 2 minutes and then grind it to a fine paste. 
3. In the same kadai, heat ghee, add shahi jeera, cloves, and Cinnamon fry for 30 seconds. Now add chopped onions and  ginger-garlic paste,  fry until they become transparent. 
4. Add pudina and chilli paste along with cooked green peas and mix it well. 
5. Now add the cooked rice, mix it well with out lumps and then add salt to the rice dish according to your taste. Switch off the stove and serve it. 

Ideas:

• Pudina rice tastes best with raitha. 
• This rice dish can also be prepared with fresh coriander leaves instead of mint.