Ingredients:
1 cup mint leaves, chopped
½ cup coriander leaves, chopped
1 to 2 green chillies, chopped
½ inch ginger, chopped
½ Tbsp. chopped garlic
2 Tbsp. coconut milk
½ Tbsp. cumin seeds (jeera)
Prepare paste by grinding the above ingredients
1 inch cinnamon,
1 Bay leaf ,
1 green cardamom,
2 cloves,
2 single strands of mace
1 Tbsp. Cooking Oil
4 cups cooked Basmati Rice.
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Salt to taste
Method
Heat oil in a wok, add 1 inch cinnamon, 1 bay leaf, 1 green cardamom, 2 cloves, 2 single strands of mace, fry the spices for a minute till you smell aroma of the spices. Now it time to add the ground mint paste. Stir and saute the masala paste for a minute or two. Add cooked basmati rice at this time and toss for a minute ,add salt and lemon juice. Garnish with chopped mint leaves and julienned ginger. Serve pudina rice with stew, or raita of your choice.
