Enjoy this mint pulao, an aromatic meal you can enjoy for lunch

Brighten up your day with this fresh and fragrant mint pulav

This mint infused pulav with a perfect balance of spices is sure to help you keep your winter blues at bay. Enjoy this a flavourful meal alongside raita, pickles, or a simple curry.

Ingredients

Basmati rice – 2 cups

Water – 4 cups

Cloves– 4

Cardamom– 4

Cinnamon – 1 piece

Bayleaf, broken – 1

Onions – 2, chopped

Ghee - 4 tbsp

Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp

Ginger – A small piece

Garlic – 4

Green chillies – 4

Grated coconut – 1/4 cup

Fennel – 1 tsp

Mint leaves – 2 handfuls

Preparation

1.Soak Basmati rice for 10 minutes.

2.In two tablespoons of ghee, sauté bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and the chopped onion until the raw smell goes. Add salt. 

3.Grind the ginger, garlic, green chillies, grated coconut, fennel and mint leaves together into a paste.

4.Add this paste and sauté everything well.

5.Add the drained rice and fry well. Once the rice granules are crisp and become stiff, pour in water. 

6.Pressure-cook for two whistles. In two tablespoons of ghee, fry the nuts and add to the mint rice.

7.Serve hot with cucumber raita, pickle and pappad.

Published - November 15, 2024 07:46 pm IST