Mint Pulao Recipe | Pudina Pulao Recipe | Mint Rice

Posted on Jun 21st, 2014

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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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.

Mint Pulao Recipe | Pudina Pulao Recipe | Mint Rice

Preparation and Yield:

Preparation time	10 mins
Cooking Time	25 mins
Servings	4

Ingredients:

Mint Leaves	1 Cup*
Onion	1
Green Chilli	2
Tomato	1
Basmati Rice	1 Cup*
Salt	To Taste
Ginger-Garlic Paste	1 teaspoon

*1 Cup = 250ml

For Seasoning:

Oil	1 tablespoon
Cinnamon stick	1 inch piece
Bay Leaf	1
Cloves	2
Cardamom	1

Mint Pulao Recipe | Pudina Pulao Recipe | Mint Rice

Method:

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.