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

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