Pudina Rice

Another special from my mother. My mother used to make this for special occasions with vegetable kurma. But I make this quite frequently :). So here goes the process..

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Water - 4 cups

Fresh pudina or mint leaves - 1 cup

Salt

Garam masala
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Thinly sliced onions - 1 big

Tej Pata or Bay leaf

Cloves - 3-4

Cinamon stick

Crushed cardmom - 3-4
Fried cashew nuts

Process

1. Wash the rice and soak in water for 15- 20 mins in water.
2. Take deep frying pan, and heat little oil. Add tej pata, cinamon stick, cloves and crushed cardamom. Fry for some time and add onions.
3. When the onions start to beome a bit translucent, add the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste is gone.
4. Now its time to add pudina. I generally finely chop the mint leaves. fry for sometime.
5. Drain the water from the rice and add to pan. Stir in between but make sure not to break the rice.

6. After some time, add 4 cups of water and cook. I use the electric cooker at this point. You can use the stove top rice cooker, but maker sure not to add too much water or the rice will become mushy. if not using a cooker, use a lid to cover the pan, stirring in between.

7. Once the rice is cooked properly, add the fried cashew nuts and mix well.

The ususal accomapniments I use for this are raita or vegetable kurma. Hope you enjoy :)