Mint Pulav -Pudina Saadam

I love making one pot meals.You can make a weekday lunch in no time. Today I made Mint Pulav and Carrot Raitha to go with it. My Hubby and Daughter loved it.

Mint has medicinal properties and is known to aid digestion. In general I try to use greens in our every day diet.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Tbsp Garam masala.
• 1 1/4 cups Basmati rice.
• 1/2 Tsp Ginger garlic paste.
• 1 1/2 cup Water
• Salt as required.

To Grind:

• 1 cup Mint/Pudina.
• 1/2 cup Coriander leaves.
• 1 small size Onion.
• 2 green Chilies.

To Temper:.

• 1 Cardamom.
• 2 Cloves.

Method:

• Soak the rice for 20 min and drain the water.
• Chop the onion into medium size pieces.
• Saute the onions.
• Grind the sauted onions with mint ,coriander and green chilies.

• Heat the oil in a Pressure Cooker and add the ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell dissipates.
• Add cardamom and cloves and saute for a min
• Add the ground mint paste and saute for a few minutes.

• Add the soaked rice and  water.

• Add Salt and Garam masala .
• You can adjust salt and spice levels according to your taste.
• Cook in medium until the steam releases once from the pressure cooker ( 1 Whistle ).
• Mint rice is ready to be served.
• Serve hot with Raitha