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(Mint leaves Spiced Rice)
This is my contribution to the Monthly Blog Patrol-April: One Pot Wonders, I have since been browsing blogs and had so many options. I finally decided to make the Pudina Biryani from Andhra Flavors - For Spicy Lovers Blog. I loved the color of the dish and was healthy too. I did make a few changes, I added some coriander leaves and onions as well, ground everything to a paste together, did not use beetroot since did not have them at home instead used a bowl of mixed vegetables. This is an easy recipe but still very delicious, loved the addition of pudina (mint).
INGREDIENTS:
1 Cup Rice
3/4 Cup mixed vegetables of your choice (carrots, beans, potatoes, corn, double beans)
1 Tbsp ghee
1 Bay leaf
2 tbsp curds
1 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp Red Chili powder
21/2 Cups water
Salt to taste
Grind to a paste
1/2 cup Pudina/ Mint Leaves
1/2 Onion
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1/2 inch Ginger
2 Garlic cloves
1 Green chillies
2 Cardamoms
2 Cloves
5 pepper corns
1 Cinnamon stick
Method
- Soak rice in water for 1/2 hour.
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker, add the bay leaf.
- Add the ground paste and cook till the oil separates.
- Add rec chili powder, coriander powder and cook for a minute.
- Add the curds and mixed vegetables and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the water and salt.
- Once the water comes to a boil, add the rice and close the cooker.
- Give 2 whistles.
- Serve rice with any raita or plain curds.
Note: You can cook this rice anyway you like I prefer using the cooker.
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15 comments:
This is the rice I prepared in the days I was beginnin learning to cook..Love the mint aroma..
great entry!looks so yumm
Nice aromatic briyani medhaa
That looks delicious! I love fresh herbs in food, add a really nice flavor.
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Love the mint rice, lovely entry Medhaa
Mint Biriyani looks delicious..love the mint flavor..Nice entry
we love this! I often make it with spinach, mint and corn...nice pic there medhaa!:)
Very nice entry medhaa, biryani looks great!!!
Pudina rice looks delicious... I love the aroma, that fills the kitchen while preparing this :)
wow dats a great one medha,i love da aroma of mint..
that surely tastes great medha.
looks delicious.
Thank you so much everyone, It was indeed very aromatic love the smell when we cook with mint
This looks really interesting!!
I will definitely try this:)
Dear Medha, found this when i was searching for some tasty pudina rice..must say turned out quite well..very simple and tasty..yummy.. looking forward fro more such simple recipies which can be cooked easily with everyday ingredients
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