Mint Rice

Mint Rice

Ingredients:

Cinnamon Stick - 1

Cloves - 5

Bay Leaves - 2

Red Onion - Half thinly sliced

Canola or Peanut Oil - 2 tablespoons

Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 cups

Warm Water - 2 1/2 cups

Salt - as required

Ingredients To Grind: 

Mint Leaves - 1 cup

Cilantro Leaves - 1/2 cup

Green Chilly - 5 for high spicy (Reduce depending on your taste)

Ginger - 2 inch piece

Garlic pods - 5

Grated Coconut - 1/2cup

       Grind the items in the "Ingredients To Grind" list and make it as a fine paste.  

       Heat oil in a pan, add cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaves and fry for 30 seconds.  Then add thinly sliced red onions and fry until it turns light brown.  Add the ground paste to it and fry in low to medium heat until the raw smell goes away.  It almost takes one to 2 minutes, make sure the green color is retained.

       Now add water to this mixture and bring it to a boil.  Add salt as required.  Add soaked rice, cover the pan with a lid when the mixture starts to bubble.  Keep it in a low flame.  After 5 minutes, open the lid and mix before closing again.  Mint rice should be ready in the next 15 minutes.  Serve hot with any curry or onion raita.