Pudina Rice (Mint rice)

Here is the simple and delicious Pudina rice, very easy to make and gives you a good flavor too.

Ingredients
2 cups Basmati rice( or any rice of your choice)
1 Onion
1/2 cup pudina leaves
1/4 cup Coriander leaves
5-7 green chilies
4 tablespoon grated Coconut
2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
Small piece of Cinnamon
2 Cloves
1 Cardamon
1 Bay leaf
Oil and Salt as required

Method

• Wash and rinse rice, chop onion.
• Grind pudina, coriander, green chili and coconut to fine paste.
• In a heavy bottom pan, pour 4 tablespoon of oil, add cinnamon, cardamon, cloves and bay leaf.
• When it splutters add the onion and saute till it turns transparent and add the ginger garlic paste, fry till the raw smell goes off.
• Add the pudina paste and fry for a couple of mins and add salt.
• Add 3 cups of water and the rice. It takes the usual time to cook the rice.
• Serve hot with any raitha or chips.

Note

• You can separately cook the rice and the masala, so that you can mix it and serve, but cooking together will be a better option.
•  If you do not like basmati rice, you can cook with any rice of your choice, water ratio changes according to the rice.
• 5-7 green chilies is average spice level, you can reduce or increase the number of your choice.