Mint Pulav

I have a fairly big nose and it works over time. ;)

From childhood days, I used to guess what the breakfast and lunch menu is, by sniffing the kitchen just after I wake up ;) and I enjoy the pride of guessing right always :)

With this kind of born talent(he he), I have always liked anything that is aromatic. So without any doubt "hint of mint" in any dish becomes my first choice. :)

Mint pulav is one of my home favorite dishes and all of us love it so much. :)

Ingredients:

Mint leaves - 1 small bunch
Basmathi rice - 1 cup
Peas - 1/4 cup
Potatoes - 2 diced
Onions - 2
Grated fresh Coconut - 3 tbl sp
Green chillies - 4 (according to your preference)
Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Lemon - 2 tsp
Cloves- 3
Bay leaf - 1
Cardamoms - 2
Salt - for taste
Ghee

Method:

Pressure cook potatoes with skin and then peel it and dice into cubes. Cook peas separately. Cut onions into one inch long pieces. Now fry mint leaves in a tsp of oil and then grind it along with coconut, green chillies, ginger and turmeric powder into a smooth paste by adding some water to it.

Wash and soak rice for half an hour. Pressure cook with two cups of water. Once done allow it to cool on a plate. Add a tsp of ghee to the rice and separate the grains.

Heat 2 tsp of ghee or oil in a broad frying pan and fry cloves, cardamom and bay leaf. Now add the onion and fry till golden brown. Add the ground paste along with potatoes and peas. Stir constantly in medium flame till the raw smell goes. Add salt and the rice to it and mix well till the rice becomes steaming hot. Finally remove from stove and add the lemon juice to it and mix it gently.

Yummy aromatic mint pulav is ready. Serve it hot with onion raitha or potato chips. :)

This quantity will suffice for three people.

Written by: Nithya