Mint Pulao - Kids Lunch Box Recipes

Pudina/Mint pulao is one of the easy one pot dishes. Nowadays am trying out variety of pulaos. Pudina pulao is one out of them.It can be made simply with just rice and spices. Pudina pulao can be prepared in basmati rice.Each and every dish has a unique character, Pudina pulao is one dish of that sort which has a quality of getting along with all types of side dish either vegetarian or non-vegetarian.Simple onion raita itself will goes well with this rice.

Other Pulao link are below
Palak Pulao

Gobi Pulao

Soya chunks Pulao

Prep  time	Cooking time	Serves
10 mins	20mins	2 persons

Recipe type:   Pulao

Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients Basmati Rice -1 cup Onion – 1 big size Ginger garlic paste -1 tbsp Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Red chilli powder -2 tsp Salt –to taste Water – 1 ¾ cups Grind to smooth paste Mint leaves /pudina – ½ cup Fennel seeds -1 tsp Green chillies -4 nos Coriander leaves –few sprigs Seasonings Oil-1 tbsp Bay leaf -1 Clove -2 no’s Cinnamon -1 “piece Cardamom -2 Star anise -2 no’s Broken cashews- handful

Method

1. Chop the big onion lengthwise and keep ready. Wash and soak the rice in water for half an hour.

2. Grind the mint leaves, fennel seeds and green chili to a smooth paste by adding water.

3.Heat at oil in a pressure cooker and sauté it with jeera seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise and bay leaf. 

4.Add onion and ginger garlic paste to it and fry until the onion becomes soft. Then add the ground mixture and sauté till the raw smell goes. Now add all the spice mixes and give a stir.Add soaked rice with salt and mix thoroughly and close the cooker.

5. Let it cook for 10-15 minutes and switch off the flame. Once the pressure is released, fluff it with a fork or knife.

6. Then open the cooker and transfer the dish to a serving bowl. Mint Rice is ready to serve!

Serving suggestions

Serve hot with onion raita.

Notes

•  You can add peas, cauliflower, soya chunks also. Instead of water you can add coconut milk also.
• It goes well with boiled egg, and raitas