Mint rice

Another variety rice recipe which can be made in quick time...

 

What you need for Mint rice:

• Cooked Rice – 2cups 
• Mint Leaves / Pudhina – 1 cup
• Coconut – ½ cup
• Garlic – 3 pods
• Ginger -1 piece
• Green Chilli – 3
• Onion - 1 chopped
• Mustard Seeds – 1 tbsp
• Channa Dal  – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Cashew nut (fried) – 6 piece
• Cinnamon – 1 small stick
• Cardamom  – 4
• Bay Leaf  – 1
• Cloves -3 
• Star anise-2
• Salt to taste

The preparation method:

• Boil the rice and keep it aside.
• Grind mint leaves ,ginger ,garlic ,coconut and green chilli together.
• Heat oil or ghee in a pan.Splutter mustard seeds and fry urad daal & chana daal till slightly brown.
• Add whole garam masalas (cinnamon,bayleaf,star anise,clove,and cardamom)
• Add onion along with  salt and saute till its brown color.
• Then add the grounded mixture (from step 2) in to it.
• Fry until the mint paste changes color from bright green to light-green color. Take care not to burn/brown the masala paste. 
•  Add rice and mix well.
• Finally add fried cashewnuts and mix well.switch off the gas.
• Mint rice is ready to be served with raita.