Name: Mint pulao
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 cups biryani rice; 1 cup mint leaves; 1 cup fresh coriander leaves; 2 green chilly; 2 Tbsp oil; 2 bay leaves; 2 small cinnamon sticks; 3 cardamoms; 4 cloves; 1 Tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 onion thinly sliced

Mint pulao

10 Nov 2017

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

40 minutes

Background

Mint pulao is a delicious, aromatic and flavorful rice dish. It makes for a healthy lunch box dish, as the mint leaves contain a number of vitamins and minerals. It is very easy to prepare and yummy to taste. Fresh springs of mint leaves are ground to paste along with other spices and cooked with rice, which helps in retaining the fresh aroma of mint leaves. Try this delicious mouth-watering recipe and enjoy the special mint flavor of the pulao.

Ingredients

2 cups biryani rice
1 cup mint leaves
1 cup fresh coriander leaves
2 green chilly
2 Tbsp oil
2 bay leaves
2 small cinnamon sticks
3 cardamoms
4 cloves
1 Tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp lemon juice
1 onion thinly sliced

Instructions

Wash the rice and add water in 1:2 ratio. Keep aside.
In a mixer, add mint, coriander leaves and green chilly.
Add little water and grind it to a coarse paste.
Pour oil in a wok and heat it on a medium flame.
Add bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and sauté for a minute.
Add onion and fry till translucent.
Add ginger garlic, mint leaf paste.
Fry them on a low flame for 5 mins.
Add rice with water. Add salt and lime juice.
Close with a lid and cook on low flame for about 15 to 20 minutes.
When done remove from the flame and can be served with chips, curries or with chutney as accompaniments.