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    Pudina Rice Recipe (Mint Rice)

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Pudina Rice Recipe also known as mint rice is made with fresh mint, coconut, garlic, ginger and whole spices.  Mint is ground with ingredients and made into a chutney which is cooked to create a flavourful base. Mint rice mix can be stored in fridge for over a week and tossed with cooked rice which makes a perfect lunch box recipe. Learn how to make the best mint rice with step by step pictures and video.  

    pudina rice

    Pudina Rice (Mint Rice)

    Fresh Mint is my favourite flavouring to food. They somehow make food so fresh and flavourful. Talking about flavours, these rice is packed with lots of it. 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. This dish is similar to my mint chutney and pudina thogayal. You will love my pudina thokku too. 

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    • About Mint rice (Pudina rice)
    • Watch Pudina Rice video
    • Pudina rice ingredients 
    • Pudina rice mix (Mint rice paste)
    • How to Make Pudina Rice (Stepwise Pictures)
    • Expert Tips
    • 📖 Recipe Card

    If you are looking for easy lunch box recipes, you have to try this. In fact you can make a big batch of the masala and store in fridge for later use. We enjoyed this flavourful mint rice with potato roast and papad. 

    About Mint rice (Pudina rice)

    Mint rice is a popular South Indian lunch dish which is enjoyed throughout the nation. It is also known as pudina rice or pudina sadam or mint pulao. The rice is so flavourful, it has the prominent fresh zingy mint flavour comes through. 

    Flavourful fresh paste is made with mint leaves, coconut, garlic and ginger. Whole spices like chana dal, urad dal, cinnamon, green cardamom and cashews is tempered in ghee or oil. The mint paste is added and cooked till the paste is cooked down until oil separates. This is mint rice paste or pudina sadam mix. You can store this in fridge upto a week. If you enjoy this recipe, you have to check my tomato rice and onion rice. 

    During the time of serving, you can toss cooked rice and pack either in lunch box or enjoy for lunch. For flavourful pudina rice, use ghee for tempering spices also fresh mint leaves adds so much flavour. It is also important at to taste the cooked mint mix and adjust with salt, jaggery and lemon juice.

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    Watch Pudina Rice video

    Pudina rice ingredients 

    ingredients for mint rice

    Mint leaves - use fresh mint leaves, fresh pudina adds so much fresh flavour to your paste. 

    Coconut - fresh coconut added in the paste provides thickness to the masala paste and also add flavour. 

    Green chillies - depending on the spice level of the mint rice, add more or less green chillies to taste. 

    Ginger and garlic - these two adds a hint of flavour to the masala paste without over powering the mint flavour. 

    Whole spices - I used cinnamon, bay leaf and cardamom for tempering which adds a mild warmth without over powering the mint flavour. 

    Lentils - split chana dal and split urad dal adds crunch to the mixed rice. 

    Ghee or Oil  - cooking the rice in ghee adds unbelievable flavour but you can cook in oil as well. 

    Seasonings - salt, jaggery and lemon juice is used for taste. So taste and adjust the flavours. 

    mint rice mix

    Pudina rice mix (Mint rice paste)

    Making in bulk - You can make this mint rice paste in bulk and store in fridge. If you are planning to store this mint rice paste for longer days. Add extra oil when cooking, also cook on medium heat till oil separates. This helps in preserving the mint rice paste. 

    About coconut in mint rice mix - I used desiccated coconut in the paste, but you can use fresh coconut. Usually dishes with coconut tends to spoil faster. Since we are cooking this for longer time also the high amount oil and lemon juice helps preserve the paste. If you wish to store this paste at room temperature for few days, you can skip the coconut in the paste. If you skip coconut, you can keep this paste at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.

    Alternatives - you can use gingelly oil instead of ghee. Tamarind can be added when grinding mint leaves for added tang. Extra green chillies makes this irresistibly spicy. 

    pudina sadam

    How to Make Pudina Rice (Mint Rice) in 4 Easy Steps

    Mint Masala - Grind all the ingredients given in the list to a fine paste with some water. Set this aside till needed.

    Tempering Spices - Heat ghee or oil in a pan. Once oil gets hot, add in chana dal and urad dal. Cook on low heat till slightly toasted. Now add in cashews, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves, curry leaves and dry red chillies. Let the spices sizzle in the oil.

    Mint Rice Mix - Now Add the ground mint masala and mix well. Cook till oil separates. It will take around 10 mins. Add salt, jaggery and lemon juice to taste. Mix well

    Mixing Pudina Rice - Add in cooked rice and mix well so the masala coats the rice well. Serve with any side dish of choice.

    mint rice aka pudina rice

    How to Make Pudina Rice (Stepwise Pictures)

    Grinding Mint Paste

    1)Take fresh mint leaves, green chillies and garlic in a blender. Green chillies are the only spicy ingredient in this recipe. So adjust and add as per your taste.

    mint, green chilli and garlic in a blender

    2)Add in coconut. I used desiccated coconut in the paste, but you can use fresh coconut.

    add coconut

    3)Add little water and grind it into a paste.

    mine ground to paste

    Tempering Spices

    4)Heat oil or ghee in a pot. Ghee adds flavour, but if you are preserving this for long time, you can add oil. Be generous with the oil.

    heat ghee or oil

    5)Add in split chana dal and split urad dal. let these fry in the oil till light golden. Then we can proceed with the other ingredients.

    add lentils

    6)Once the dal turns light golden. Add in cashews.

    add cashews

    7)Add in the whole spices like cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf. Add in dry red chillies, curry leaves.

    add other spices

    8)Let the spices sizzle in the oil till light golden.

    tempered spices

    Cooking Mint Rice Mix

    9)Now add in the ground mint paste.

    add mint masala

    10)Mix that with the spices.

    cook mint masala

    11)Now cook this on low to medium heat till oil separates from the mixture.

    cook thickened

    12)Add in salt and little jaggery to taste.

    add salt and jaggery

    13)Add in lemon juice.

    add lemon juice

    14)Cook that on low heat for few more minutes.

    cook mint rice mix

    15)Your mint rice mix is ready.

    pudina rice mix

    Mixing Rice

    16)Add in cooked rice into the mint masala.

    add cooked rice

    17)Toss well int the masala so each rice is coated with the mint mix. Serve.

    mint rice aka pudina rice

    Expert Tips

    • Use fresh mint leaves for bright green colour in the mint rice mix. 
    • You can add a portion of coriander leaves along with mint leaves.
    • Add extra green chillies for spicy taste. 
    • Use extra oil which preserves the mint rice mix. 
    • Cook mint rice mix on low heat till oil separates. 
    • You can add any variety of cooked rice, basmati, ponni or Serra samba rice are good options. 

    Serving and Storage 

    Pudina rice taste best when served with potato roast, egg omelette and pickle. You can enjoy this with other side dishes like

    • Cauliflower fry
    • Aloo pakora
    • Cabbage pakora
    • Ladies finger poriyal 

    You can store pudina rice mix in fridge for up to a week. 

    More Rice Recipes to Try

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    • Carrot Rice Recipe
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    Pudina Rice Recipe | Mint Rice Recipe

    Pudina Rice Recipe also known as mint rice is made with fresh mint, coconut, garlic, ginger and whole spices.  Mint is ground with ingredients and made into a chutney which is cooked to create a flavourful base. Mint rice mix can be stored in fridge for over a week and tossed with cooked rice which makes a perfect lunch box recipe. Learn how to make the best mint rice with step by step pictures and video.  
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 445kcal

    Equipment

    • Blender
    • Cooking pot

    Ingredients

    • 4 cups Cooked Rice
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tsp Jaggery or Sugar
    • 2 tsp Lemon Juice

    For Grinding

    • 3 cups Mint Leaves tightly packed
    • ½ cup Coconut fresh or dessicated
    • 6 cloves Garlic peeled
    • 4 no Green Chillies or to taste

    For Tempering

    • ¼ cup Ghee or Oil
    • 1 tbsp Split Channa Dal
    • 1 tbsp Split Urad dal
    • 1 tbsp Cashews
    • 1 piece Cinnamon
    • 4 no Cardamom
    • 1 no Bay Leaf
    • 2 no Dry Red Chillies
    • 2 sprig Curry Leaves

    Instructions

    • Grind all the ingredients given in the list to a fine paste with some water. Set this aside till needed.
    • Heat ghee or oil in a pan. Once oil gets hot, add in chana dal and urad dal. Cook on low heat till slightly toasted. Now add in cashews, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves, curry leaves and dry red chillies. Let the spices sizzle in the oil.
    • Now Add the ground mint masala and mix well. Cook till oil separates. It will take around 10 mins. Add salt, jaggery and lemon juice to taste. Mix well
    • Add in cooked rice and mix well so the masala coats the rice well. Serve with any side dish of choice.

    Notes

    • Use fresh mint leaves for bright green colour in the mint rice mix. 
    • You can add a portion of coriander leaves along with mint leaves.
    • Add extra green chillies for spicy taste. 
    • Use extra oil which preserves the mint rice mix. 
    • Cook mint rice mix on low heat till oil separates. 
    • You can add any variety of cooked rice, basmati, ponni or Serra samba rice are good options. 

    Serving and Storage 

    Pudina rice taste best when served with potato roast, egg omelette and pickle. You can enjoy this with other side dishes like
    • Cauliflower fry
    • Aloo pakora
    • Cabbage pakora
    • Ladies finger poriyal 
    You can store pudina rice mix in fridge for up to a week. 
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 445kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 338mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1495IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 3mg
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    1. hemalata

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      Delicious n flavorful rice, sounds so yummy.

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    2. The Yogi Vegetarian

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      Did you get the award I left for you on my space? It's in a post dated 29.3.12 🙂

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    3. Pragyan

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      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! 🙂

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    4. the mad

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      looks mighty yummy.

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    5. Torviewtoronto

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      lovely combination looks wonderful

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    6. Hema

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      Delicious and flavorful rice..

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    7. Leena JD

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      First time on your blog! glad to find some lovely recipes! glad to follow you :). Do visit my new blog when u have time 🙂

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    8. Archana

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      So delicious. Love it.

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    9. morri

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      I want to make this! What curry do you think would go best with this rice?

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    10. morri

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      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!

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    11. Kavitha Arun

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      Tried it today. All loved it at home. Tnx Aarthi

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    12. Kavitha Arun

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      Tried it today. All loved it at home. Tnx Aarthi

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    13. Kanchana Rajesh

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      VERY NICE... KEEP IT UP.

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    14. Malathi

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      Is this 3 cups raw rice cooked and cooled, or 3 cups of cooked rice? Thanks!

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    15. Nithya

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      Your recipes are seriously awesome.. Keep going.. good luck 👍🏼

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