Easy and delicious Pudina rice

Mint is a calming and soothing herb that is used for upset stomach or indigestion.Mint leaves encourage in bile flow ,which helps to speed and ease digestion (digestion process is slow during winters).
Adding cilantro and tomato paste will reduce pungent smell of pudina leaves and give additional flavour to dish.
I love making some hot pudina rice served with aloo Korma and Raita. it tastes YUMMY in your TUMMY! :-)
It tastes great with plain curd and pickle too.. and you don't have to spend hours in the kitchen.


Ingredients :

Pudina - 1 bunch grind to paste
Cilantro - 1 bunch grind to paste
Tomato big  - paste
Potatoes (optional)
Cloves -5
Cardamon - 4
Cinnamon - 1inch
kalajeera/shai jeera -1 tbsp
Ginger garlic(GG) paste (optional ) - 1tbsp
Basmati rice - 21/2 cups soaked about 30 minutes
Oil/ghee - 3 tbsp
Water - 4 cups

Directions :

1. Heat kadai/pan on the stove add  oil/ghee.
2. Add garam masala ingredients and fry for a minute, add GG paste and fry another minute.
3. Add cilantro paste fry for 2 minutes, add tomato paste and fry for 2minutes and last add pudina paste and stir for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add potatoes ,rice ,salt and water.
5. Stir well and turn on the rice cooker.

Serve hot with Korma /Raita /Pickle

Please leave your comments and suggestions.

Black eyed peas spinach vada

Made this for brunch on Sunday , it was a big hit! , everyone including my 5 year and 1 year old loved it. Very healthy , delicious, best part is it won't not observe much oil as regular vada and adding spinach made it flavourful!.

Black eyed peas are called as Alasandalu in Telugu and Lobhia in Hindi.

Ingredients :

1. Black eyed peas(soaked over night or at least for 4 hours)

2. Spinach - 2 bunches roughly chopped
3. Onion - medium size roughly chopped

3. Cilantro - handful

4. Ginger

5. Green chilies - 2( add more if you like spicy)

6. Salt - per taste

Note - I soaked 2 cups of black eyed peas for 6 people and throw away soaked water before grinding.

Directions to cook :

1. Grind black eyed peas coarsely to a thick paste, add salt while grinding(do not add water while grinding)
2.  Heat oil in kadai in medium high heat.
3. Take a bowl ,add grinded black eyed peas, spinach , onion, green chilies, cilantro , ginger and mix well.
4. Shape batter like medhu vada and deep fry till golden brown on medium heat.
5. Transfer to plate and sever hot with allam chutney or any other chutney of your favourite.

Note: - If oil is too hot , it will cook outside but,will be raw inside.