Pudina Rice || Pudina Veg Pulao || Mint Rice, How to prepare pudina rice

"Happy Friendship Day" to all my friends.. Today's recipe is freshly aromatic, tasty and healthy Pudina Rice, Mint Rice or Pudina veg pulao. I prepared this pudina rice using basmati rice which enhances its taste, to make it more healthy i used veggies like carrot, beans, peas and potato. You can also pack this for lunch box with some cucumber and carrot slices. If you want to prepare something special for parties at home rather than regular veg rice then pudina pulao/rice is perfect rice items. Serve this with simple raita's like pomegranate raita, boondi raita. On hubby's demand i prepared potato matar/peas fry and masala raita,onions and lemon pieces with this pudina veg pulao. Instead of basmati rice you can also use regular rice and also cook in pressure cooker. I always prefer to cook pulao in kadai when using basamati rice, if you are facing problem in cooking basamati rice check out recipe and tips. There are number of variation in preparing this pudina rice, today i am sharing the recipe which i regularly prepare at home. Also check 
 Mango Rice , Carrot rice, Jeera Rice,  Green Peas Pulao, Kashmiri Pulao, Coconut milk pulao , Ven Pongal,Restaurant style curd rice, Curry leaves powder rice.

                                 
                            Pudina Rice/ Pudina Veg Pulao
      
Soak time: 20 minutes
Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 4
Category : Rice items 
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Mint / Pudina
Author : Aruna SarasChandra 

Ingredients

For pudina paste:

pudina leaves- 1 cup
coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
fresh/desiccated coconut - 2 tsp
green chillies - 2 to 3(adjust)
ginger - 1 inch
garlic - 2 cloves

Veggies used:

carrot - 1
beans - 5
potato -1
fresh peas/matar -1/2 cup

others:

Basmati rice - 1 1/2 cup
water - 2 1/2 cup
ghee - 2 tsp + 1 tsp
vegetable oil - 1 1/2 tsp
elachi - 3
cloves - 3
star anise -2 
cinnamon stick - 1 inch
bay leaf - 2
pepper - 5 (option)
cashew nuts - 10
onion - 1
lemon juice - 5 drops 
salt as per taste

Instructions

1) Wash basmati rice under water for 2 times and soak it in enough water for 20 minutes.

2) Meanwhile chop veggies and prepare pudina paste. wash pudina/mint and coriander leaves well. Take all the ingredients in a mixer jar and grind it to smooth paste.

3) Now take a kadai add ghee + vegetable oil, let it heat for a second then add elachi,clove, cinnamon stick, pepper, bay leaf, star anise fry it for few seconds then add cashew nuts, fry till it changes color.

4) Now add onion and salt fry till it changes color.

5) Now add all veggies, mix everything well then close the lid and cook it for few minutes till the veggies cook a bit on low - medium flames.

6) Now add pudina paste to the above mix everything well without breaking rice.

7) Drain basmati rice from water and add to the above mix everything well then add 2 1/2 cups of water.

8) now add 2 1/2 cups of water to the above mixture with few lemon juice drops and let it cook for a minute on high flames, later close the lid and cook it on low flames.(** check tips)

9) open the lid in the middle mix everything well add 1 tsp of ghee close the lid and cook till rice cook well.

once pulao cook well, let it rest for some time before serving. That's it aromatic and tasty pudina veg pulao is ready to serve.

Tips 

** Instead of basmati rice you can use regular sona masuri rice.

** If you soak basmati rice for 20 minutes then add 21/2 cup water and cook for 2 whistle if cooking in  pressure cooker. To get perfect cooked non sticky texture of basmati rice add few drops of lemon juice.

** If you are using normal rice then use 3 glass of water and cook it for 3 whistles.

** Do not serve pulao immediately after cooking let it settle for few minutes, then you will get perfect texture of basmati rice.

** Use fresh mint and coriander leaves to get aromatic flavor and taste.

** You can also skip adding veggies to prepare plain pudina rice.


Taking this pudina rice to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group #207Herbalicious theme. This week theme is hosted by talented chef Swaty Malik she blogs at Foodtrails25. Check out her site for delectable and innovative recipes. You can learn many UP's regional recipes and also many fusion, baking recipes from different regions. Her photography and way of presentation inspires me a lot. This week Swaty suggested to prepare any recipe using fresh or dry herbs. So i selected pudina which is easily available here and prepared this pudina rice.

                               
Also check the following pulao/ rice recipes by just clicking the link below pic..

                                   
                                                               Mango Rice

                     Carrot rice

                                                Green Peas Pulao

                                           Jeera Rice

Restaurant style curd rice

Pongal

Kashmiri Pulao

Coconut milk pulao

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Cucumber discs and pipes, How to prepare super cooling cucumber discs and pipes at home

Today's recipe is cucumber disc's and pipe's sounds crazy right 😂. Yes I agree, I really did not understood how to name this recipe. This Monday theme in Foodies Monday Blog Hop group is "Get in Shape", so we have to submit any geometric shape recipes. I was in trip last week, came morning, only cucumber, carrot and pomegranate are their in fridge. I really d't want to miss this week theme so I decided to prepare this. Last month I suggested this recipe for" No cook" competition to one of my friend. So thought to prepare this for theme. This is very easy to prepare, we can serve it as starters or snacks. You will just love to have, it makes your stomach cool. This is must try recipe in this summer. Kids will love to have it because of its shape which we presented. 

 Salad which we prepare is spicy,  tasty, tangy and nutty. I used finely chopped cucumber pieces, grated carrot to make it healthy. Though adding fresh grated coconut is optional, it gives very taste to sald in every bite. Instead of amchur powder we can also add grated raw mango. Adding pomegranate seeds gives nutty taste to the salad. The full on combination gives good cooling effect to your body in this super hot summer.

          Cucumber disc's & pipe's

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cook Time : 0 minutes
Serves : 12 pieces
Recipe Category: Salad / Starters
Recipe Cuisine: Indian 
Main ingredient : Cucumber
Author:Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Cucumber - 3
Carrot - 1
Pomegranate arils(seeds) - 4 tsp
Fresh coconut grated - 3 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 pinch
Chaat powder- 1 pinch
Aamchur powder - 1 pinch
Lemon juice - 2 to 3 tsp
Curd - 2 tsp
Salt as per taste

Instructions

1) Peel cucumber, carrot skin and keep it aside. Remove pomegranate seeds and keep it ready. 

2) Finely chop 1 cucumber into pieces, finely grate cucumber and  fresh coconut. Take all these and pomegranate seeds into bowl. 

3) Add salt, red chilli powder, chaat powder, amchur  nd pepper powders to the above. 

4)  Squeeze lemon juice to the above and mix the above well. 

5) Now cut cucumber into thick circles(discs) as shown below. 

6) Cut cucumber into pipes (1 inch) shape, also remove its seeds as shown below. 

7) Now add curd into cucumber, carrot salad mix everything well. 

8) Add the above salad into pipes with spoon, press salad inside with spoons handle and garnish with pomegranate seeds. 

9) Repeat the same process to the remaining. If you do not want to prepare pipes , you can spread salad on cucumber discs too. Cut cucumber into discs (round shape). 

10) Now spread cucumber carrot salad on the above discs and garnish with pomegranate seeds.

11) You can have it at once as golgappa(pani puri) or you can have it in bites 😂, I tried both 😍. 

Tips

** Add spices according to your taste and quantity. 


** Instead of amchur powder we can add grated raw mango. 

** As per your time you can prepare either discs or pipes. 

** Use hung (thick) and sweet curd. 

** Add curd to the salad while serving. 

Taking this recipe to  #FoodieMondayBlogHop #197th theme, where the theme for the week is #GetInShape. This theme is suggested by Kalyani who blogs at Sizzlingtastebuds. Do check her site for more intresting recipes. As per theme we had to post recipes that represents in geometrical shapes like circle, triangle, rectangle etc.  Very interesting theme is n't it 😊. 

Also check some salads, raita's and starters by clicking the link below pic.. 

                 Pomegranate Raita

Kosambari

                            Paneer Tikka

        Star Gooseberry masala

                   Paneer pinwheels

               

                     Bhakarwadi

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