Mint rice( pudina anna/ pudina sadam)

Ingredients

• Rice- 3 cups
• mint leaves - 3 cups
• green chillies - 4 nos
• onion - 1nos
• chilly powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• ginger-garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
• veg stock cube - 1 nos
• lime juice - 1/2 teaspoon
• cloves - 4 nos
• Cinnamon - 1 small stick
• bay leaves - 2 nos
• salt for taste
• ghee - 4 tablespoons

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Preparation

• Grind mint leaves and green chillies into coarse paste (avoid adding water). Cook rice and keep aside.
• In a stew pot, add ghee, when hot stir fry bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, till the aroma is released.
• Now add finely chopped onions and fry till golden brown. Add chilly powder and give a good stir.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a min. Add lime juice, veg stock cube. Finally add the mint and chilly paste (adding at the end would retain the aroma).
• Add salt if needed (salt should be slightly more, as the rice is also mixed with the same paste). Mix well with rice.
• Serve hot with papadoms.