Pudhina Rice

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Pudhina Rice

Ingredients

  • Basmati rice – 1 cup
  • Water – 1½ cups
  • Mint leaves (pudina) – as required
  • Green chilli – as required
  • Ginger – a small piece
  • Garlic – 2–3 cloves
  • Green peas – as required
  • Potato – 1 (cut into small pieces)
  • Onion – 1 (sliced)
  • Cumin seeds (jeera) – 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon – 1 small piece
  • Cashew - 5 - 6 broken in half
  • Cloves (lavang) – 2–3
  • Ghee – as required
  • Salt – to taste

Procedure

  • In a mixer, grind mint leaves, green chilli, ginger, and garlic into a smooth paste.
  • Heat ghee in a pressure pan. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon, and cloves and let them splutter.
  • Add the sliced onions and sauté until they turn translucent.
  • Add cashews, green peas and chopped potato, and fry for a few minutes.
  • Add the ground mint paste and salt. Cook until the raw smell disappears.
  • Add the basmati rice and mix gently.
  • Pour in 1½ cups of water for 1 cup of rice.
  • Close the lid and pressure cook for 1 whistle on high flame and 1 whistle on low flame.