Mint is my favorite flavouring to food..They somehow make food so fresh and flavourful.Talking about flavours, these rice is packed with lots of flavours and this is one of my favorite. I made a mint masala paste and mixed it with rice. The tempering which goes in this paste makes the difference..They make this rice unique and flavourful..
I hope you will like this recipe and let me know what you think..
Ingrediants:
Rice – 3 cups Cooked and Cooled
For Grinding:
Mint Leaves / Pudhina – 2 cup tightly packed
Coconut – ½ cup
Garlic – 5 cloves
Green Chilli – 3
Salt to taste
Sugar – 1 tsp
For Tempering:
Ghee – 3 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu – 1 tblspn
Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu – 1 tblspn
Cashew – 10 piece
Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick
Cardamom / Yelakai – 4
Bay Leaf / Brinji ilai – 1
Method:
Grind all the ingrediants given in the list to a fine paste. Set this aside.
Heat ghee in a pan. Add all the ingrediants given in the list in the given order and sauté for a min till they turn golden.
Add the ground masala and mix well. Cook till oil separates. It will take around 10 mins. Add sugar and mix well. Mint Rice Paste is done.
Add in cooked rice and mix well. Saute for 2 mins.
Serve immediately.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingrediants |
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| You will need a bunch of washed fresh mint leaves |
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| rice is cooked and cooled completely |
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| take the grinding ingrediants in a blender |
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| and make into a puree |
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| Temper the ingrediants given in the list in some ghee |
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| till they turn golden |
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| add the pureed masala |
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| cook till they leave the sides of the pan |
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| add a tsp of sugar..This is optional |
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| and mix well..Mint thokku done |
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| add rice |
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| and toss well |
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| Serve |
hemalata
Delicious n flavorful rice, sounds so yummy.
The Yogi Vegetarian
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Saranya
Thank you for this easy & delicious rice recipe.I have been searching for some variety rice recipes.
Saranya
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Pragyan
wow- love this already! Like the leftover rice recipes coz they make great work-lunch the next day. Like how you label your pics and show the amount of each. Have a great weekend! 🙂
the mad
looks mighty yummy.
Torviewtoronto
lovely combination looks wonderful
Hema
Delicious and flavorful rice..
Leena JD
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Archana
So delicious. Love it.
morri
I want to make this! What curry do you think would go best with this rice?
Aarthi
@morri
You dont need any curry, have this with papad and potato fry, you are in business
morri
Thanks for answering! I made this today. I love mint, I use it in chutneys and biryanis a lot, but I think I've never made mint rice before. So fresh and yummy!
Kavitha Arun
Tried it today. All loved it at home. Tnx Aarthi
Kavitha Arun
Tried it today. All loved it at home. Tnx Aarthi
Kanchana Rajesh
VERY NICE... KEEP IT UP.
Malathi
Is this 3 cups raw rice cooked and cooled, or 3 cups of cooked rice? Thanks!
Nithya
Your recipes are seriously awesome.. Keep going.. good luck 👍🏼