Pudhina Rice(Mint Rice)
Pudhina Rice (Mint Rice) is the recipe made of Mint leaves. Keep your breath fresh by chewing some mint leaves. Such a medicinal leaves should be included often in our diet. Try this simple Mint rice (Pudhina Rice) and I am sure you will surely enjoy this dish.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 341kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Mint Leaves tightly packed (1 cup = 250 ml)
- ¼ cup Coriander Leaves
- 1 cup Cooked Rice
- 2 tablespoon Whole Urad Dal
- 1 Green Chili
- ¼ tsp Tamarind Paste
- 1 tablespoon Cooking Oil
For seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Cooking Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cashews
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
- 1 teaspoon Channa Dal
- Curry Leaves Few
Instructions
- Rinse the Pudhina leaves(Mint Leaves) and coriander leaves well in water and drain the water and keep the leaves aside
- Heat the oil in the pan add the chopped green chillies, urdhal . Fry it till the dhals becomes golden brown color.
- To that add the rinsed Pudhina(Mint Leaves) leaves and coriander leaves and fry for sometime till its raw smell goes off
- Grind these in a mixer along with salt, a pinch of tamarind and grind it without adding water
- Heat the oil/Ghee in the pan and add mustard seeds.When the mustard seeds start to sputter, add channa dhal, urdhal and cashew nuts and fry until it becomes golden brown color
- Now add the ground pudhina(Mint Leaves) mixture and mix them well.
- Switch off the flame and add the cooked rice and mix it well and salt if necessary
- The delicious Pudhina(Mint Leaves) rice is ready to serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 6.8g | Fat: 9.9g | Saturated Fat: 0.8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 785mg | Potassium: 419mg | Fiber: 2.9g | Sugar: 5.5g | Vitamin A: 1150IU | Vitamin C: 214.5mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 4.1mg