Pudhina Rice - Another version :)

Here is another method of making the refreshing pudhina rice :)

You will need :

Mint leaves - 2 bunches 

Onion-  1 medium finely chopped

Green Chillies - 7-8 or to your taste

Coconut grated/shredded - 1/4 cup

Cumin - abt 1-2 tbsp

Whole garam masala 

Cashews roasted for garnish

Green peas - a little more than 1/4 cup (optional)

Rice - 2 cups cooked and cooled (add little oil while cooking so that the grains won't stick!!)

Salt

Oil

You need to do :

1. Grind the mint leaves, green chillies and coconut to a fine paste.. add very little or no water while grinding.

2. In a wide pan/skillet heat oil and add the cumin, whole garam masala and onions and fry well. Don't burn the onions.

3. Now add the ground paste, salt and fry for about 5 min or so till the raw smell is gone.

4. Add the cashews and rice and mix well and serve hot with Raita.

Here you go 

Smile :)

Coconut Rice

Here's one more easy and a tasty recipe

You will need :

Rice - 1 cup soaked for atleast 30 min and cooked

Coconut - 1 cup grated

Green Chillies - 4- 5 slit

Dry Red Chillies - 4-5

Channa dal - about 1tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Cumin - 1tsp

Curry leaves

Cashewnuts (optional)

Hing

Salt

Oil

This is how you do it :

1. Heat oil in a kadai and add everything except for rice and coconut and fry well.

2. Add the grated coconut, salt and fry for about 1-2 min.

3. Add the cooked rice and mix well.

And here you go...

Have Fun :)

Lemon Rice/Nimmakaya Pulihora

This is one food i used to hate.. but eventually started loving it. This is also very easy to  make. Actually this reminds me of the prasadams we used to get in the Temples back in India ;)

You will need :

Rice - 2 cups (soaked and cooked and let it cool down)Tip: add some oil while cooking.. this helps in the grains not sticking to eachother :)

Lemons - 1-2 medium sized squeezed (or more if you like it more sour)

Green Chillies - 6-7 slit

Dried Red Chillies - 4-5

Groundnuts

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Channa dal - 1tbsp

Curry Leaves

Hing

Turmeric Powder - about 1tsp

Salt 

Oil

You will need to do :

1. To the cooked rice, add salt and lemon juice and keep aside.

2. In a small kadai or pan heat some oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, channa dal, dry red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves, groundnuts, hing and turmeric powder and fry well. (Make sure you don't burn them).

3. Add this seasoning to the rice and mix well.

Enjoy it with pappad and you will really love it :)

Cheers!!!

Mint Rice/Pudhina Rice

Here is one more easy and tasty recipe. Mint.. mmm the name itself sounds refreshing.. so here we go...

You will need :

Mint leaves - 2 bunches

Rice - 2 cups (soaked in water for atleast 30 min)

Green Chillies - 4-5

Cumin seeds - about 1tbs

Cashew Nuts (optional)

Green Peas (optional)

Salt

Oil

To be done like this :

1. Grind the mint leaves, green chillies and some cumin seeds (add as little water as possible) and keep aside.

2. In a pressure cooker, heat oil and add cumin seeds and fry.

3. Add the mint paste and fry well for about 2 min an o low flame.

4. Add salt and add the soaked rice and mix well and fry for about 2 more min.

5. Add water (Measure : for 2 cups of rice add 3 cups of water including the mint paste).

6. Pressure cook on high for about 3 whistles.

7. Mix well and serve hot.

This one tastes really good with a raitha.


P.S I'm sorry I will be unable to post the pictures because I happened to misplace my camera charger :( 

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