PUDINA RICE

PUDINA RICE-by- kavitha

Ingredients:

2 cups of Basmati rice, washed and soaked in 4 cups of water but while cooking i add only 3,1/2 or little more water
2 green chillies
one onion - finely chopped, lengthwise
¼ cup of roasted cashews
1 tsp cumin seeds, mustard for seasoning
a pinch of hing(optional)
5 -7 pudina leaves for seasoning
2 tbsp oil
2 to 3 spoons of lemon juice (optional)
1tsp of ghee
1 tsp of salt or to taste
ground paste 2 green chillies
¼ cup of fresh coconut chopped
1 bunch of mint- Washed and leaves separated
1/4 or little less corriander leaves
1 tsp of garlic-ginger paste
4 each - cloves, cardamom, small cinnamon pieces, bay leaves 1 star anise
¼ cup of roasted cashews
2 tsp of ghee and
1 tsp of salt or to taste

Procedure:
Make a paste of mint leaves, coriander leaves ,coconut and green chillies ,half of the spices and a pinch of salt ,without adding any water. Heat oil on medium heat in cooker . When it is hot, add the rest spices (cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves and star anise), saute them first. then add the seasoning ingredients then add the ginger-garlic paste onions , and chilli saute until onions start to color. Now add the grounded paste and saute till the raw smell goes or till it leaves oil , now add the rice to the above mixture and mix it very well for a minute ,do not saute for long after putting rice then add the require quantity of water Add salt; stir the whole thing, so that all the ingredients would mix together. now add the cashew nuts the ghee and mix it together and pressure cook for 3 whistles before serving mix little lemon juice to make this more healthy i add peas and frenchbeans
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