Pudina Rice

Recipe Type:	Veg.
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Basmati Rice
• 1 Tomato, chopped
• 2 Potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• ½ tsp Red Chili Powder
• 1 Onion, finely chopped
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 2 Cloves
• 1 Cardamom, crushed
• 1 tsp Nutmeg Powder
• 1 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina), chopped
• 4 Green Chilies, chopped
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• 1 tbsp Oil

Cooking Instructions:

• First, soak the rice in water for about half an hour. In the meanwhile, blend pudina and green chillies to make a fine paste. Keep the paste aside.
• Once soaked, strain the water from the rice and spread it in a plate.
• Now, take a pan and heat ghee in it. Pour the soaked rice and sauté for five minutes.
• Remove the fried rice from the stove and keep aside.
• Take a separate pan and put 2 tablespoons of ghee in it. Add cinnamon stick, cloves and nutmeg powder to the heated ghee.
• Sauté them for a while and then add the chopped onion. Fry until the onions turn translucent. Now, add the ginger â€"garlic paste and sauté for another two minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and fry till they soften. In the tomato mix, add potatoes and pudina paste and saute for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Now, pour 3 cups of water in the mixture. Bring the water to boil and then add rice and salt.
• Mix well and pressure cook. Remove from the flame after two whistles.
• Serve hot Pudina Rice with raita.