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Mint Rice

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

For Roasting and grinding:
  1. Heat the oil in a pan, add Kashmiri red chili, ginger tamarind, coconut, saute for a minute
  2. Add mint leaves, saute it in low flame for 30 seconds
  3. Allow the mixture to cool
  4. Transfer the mixture to a blender jar, blend it into a smooth paste
For making Mint rice:
  1. 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
  2. Add chopped onion, saute it till it becomes glossy
  3. Add the ground paste, mix it well
  4. Now add the cooked rice and salt, mix it evenly to get rice coated with mint paste,
    It is done