PUDHINA RICE / PULAV ( MINT PULAV)

This recipe is a very simple, healthy, tasty and one pot cooking recipe. Its not only easy, its tastes excellent. Its a rich food but that easy to pack to your lunch box in the rushing up morning at the same time you can add this recipe in your party menu.

Ingredients :

1. Basmati rice - 1 1/4 cup
2. Onion - 1 finely chopped
3. Salt - as required
4. Oil - for cooking
5. Water - 2 cups

To grind :

1. Green chillies - 2
2. Ginger - 1 inch
3. Garlic - 2 or 3 cloves

Seasoning:

1. Cloves - 3
2. Cinamon stic - 1 inch
3. Bay leaf - 1
4. Lemon juice - 1 spoon

Method:

1. Heat oil in the pressure cooker, add bay leaf, cloves and cinamon. Once they got fried, add sliced onions and fry for 1 or 2 minutes.

2. In the mean while, grind raw mint leaves, ginger and garlic to a fine paste with adding a spoon of water and not more than that. Keep it ready before you start to prepare the dish.

3. Once the onions  got fried, add ground paste and fry until the water evoprates from the paste and the colour changes to dark.

4. Add water to the vessel. Once the water started to boil, add the washed rice and pressure cook it. Give 1 whistle. Open the lid once the pressure is completely gone.

5. Transfer the rice to a bigger serving bowl. Mix the rice carefully with a spatula.

6. Serve this hot colourful rice with raita.

7. Add a spoon of lemon juice before serving.

Note :

1. You can add 1/2 handful of chopped coriander leaves while grinding to it.

2. You can substitute, raw rice instead of basmati rice.

3. You can add fried cashews and fried paneer pieces to the rice before serving, which will enrich your food and presentation.