Pudina Rice

Pudina rice takes little time to prepare and is easy to prepare as well. Well, it also tastes good. So nothing wrong in trying it.:):) Jokes apart, this is very easy to prepare when you are in hurry or when you are packing food when you are going out.

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 cup

Pudina leaves - 1 bunch (finely chopped)

Coriander leaves - 1 bunch (finely chopped)

Green chillies - 5-6

curry leaves

Potato - 1

Green peas - 1 cup

Carrot - 1 (optional)

oil

Chana dal, Urad dal, Musturd seeds, Cumin seeds, red chillies for thadka.
ginger garlic paste if you eat

Procedure:

Rinse the basmati rice and fry them in Ghee for 2-3 mins and soak them in water.

Heat oil or Ghee in pan,  add the Chana dal, Urad dal, Musturd seeds, cumin seeds and red chillies. if you eat ginger and garlic 1 teaspoon of ginger garlic paste can be added. 

Add curry leaves, green chillies, peas. Leave for couple of mins and add potato and carrot.

Add little salt and close it with lid. Keep for 5 mins and then take out the lid, mix it and see if the potato has become little soft. if not keep it for 2-3 mins more and add Salt as required.
Meanwhile grind pudina leaves and coriander leaves into a coarse mixture.
Once potato and carrot becomes soft, add pudina mix to it and cook it for couple of mins.

Now add this mixture and rice in the rice cooker and cook it. 

Once you take it off from cooker, then mix it properly and serve hot.