Name: Mint Pulao Recipe | Pudina Pulao Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 Cup Basmati Rice ( 1 cup - 250ml); 1 Cup Mint Leaves (Tightly packed.); 1 Onion (Thinly Sliced); 1 Tomato; 2 Green Chili; 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1½ tsp Salt (Adjust as Needed); 1 tbsp Oil (We can use butter instead); 1 inch Cinnamon Stick; 1 Bay Leaf; 2 Cloves; 1 Cardamom

Mint Pulao Recipe | Pudina Pulao Recipe

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Mint Pulao, a aroma rich pulao variety made with dominant flavor of mint leaves along with mild spices. This Pudina Pulao is a healthy and nutritious one pot meal! Serve with onion Raita and Potato Fry and relish this delicious rice!

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Soaking Time 20

Total Time 50

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Mint flavoured dishes are always mouth-watering and yummy. We generally use mint leaves even when we prepare yummy juices because of its wonderful flavour. Mint flavoured Pulao are instant and simple to make. In my childhood days, my mom used to make simple mint rice without masala and pack my lunch but mint pulao is much more tastier than the plain mint rice. Mint (Pudina) Pulao served with any raitha would make the meal richer.

Tips for making Mint Pulao:

We can use regular raw rice also. Basmati rice would be best choice for pulao as it cooks faster and becomes fluffy.

Soak the rice atleast for 20 mins that will help the rice gets cooked faster.

Slow cook the rice once all the water is absorbed till its fully cooked but not mushy. Do not stir the rice again and again that will break the rice and makes it mushy.

We can do the same pulao directly in a pressure cooker. Cook in low flame for 20 mins.

We can make this same pulao in instant pot. Start with saute mode and finish all the process till rice and water are added. Then cancel the saute mode. Close the instant pot with lid and move to vent “Sealing” position. Cook in Pressure cook / manual mode for 4 mins. Allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 mins and then force release the pressure.

Relish with onion or boondi raita!

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Instructions with step by Step Pictures:

Slice onions thinly. Chop the tomato. Soak the basmati rice in water for 30 mins.
Wash the mint leaves and add it to the mixer along with green chillies. Grind the mint leaves and green chillies to a nice paste by adding water. Keep this aside.

Heat oil in a pan and add cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves and cardamom and fry for a minute. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute it for 20 seconds. Then add sliced onions along with salt and saute them till they turn transparent.

Then add chopped tomatoes and saute them till they are cooked. Add the ground mint paste and mix well and allow them to boil in flame to get rid of the raw smell of the mint paste

Now drain the water from rice and add the rice to the pan and saute it for a minute. Add 2 cups of water along with salt and keep the flame high and allow the rice to cook.

When the water is completely evaporated, keep the flame low and allow the mint rice to cook for another 15 minutes till the rice is cooked and becomes fluffy. Remove from flame.