Mint Rice is an aromatic rice, the smell of mint refreshes our body and mind. It is a good lunch box recipe. you can adjust the amount of chili based on the taste, this is the one that has a medium spice level recipe. There is so many version of rice using mint, this one is prepared with cooked rice. simple side dish like papad/vadagam nicely added with this rice for serving, because as it is most flavorful as well as tastiest one, we can make side dish as simple as that. veggie salad also good with this rice.

Let us see how to make it

Mint Rice

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

Ingredients

For roasting and grinding:

1 tsp oil
3 Kashmiri red chili
1 inch ginger (small piece)
peanut size tamarind
2 tbsp shredded coconut
1 cup mint leaves (tightly packed)

For Making Mint rice:

2 tbsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp channa dhal
1 tsp urad dhal
1 Kashmiri red chili
few curry leaves
1 onion (chopped)
1 cup rice (cooked)
salt to taste

Instructions

For Roasting and grinding:

Heat the oil in a pan, add Kashmiri red chili, ginger tamarind, coconut, saute for a minute
Add mint leaves, saute it in low flame for 30 seconds
Allow the mixture to cool
Transfer the mixture to a blender jar, blend it into a smooth paste

For making Mint rice:

Heat the oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, then add channa dhal, urad dhal, Kashmiri red chili, and curry leaves, saute it for a minute
Add chopped onion, saute it till it becomes glossy
Add the ground paste, mix it well
Now add the cooked rice and salt, mix it evenly to get rice coated with mint paste,
It is done