"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
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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
Also follow me on
in MyTaste
Thanks for visiting my blog,
Aruna Saraschandra 😊
