Oh! I love the fragrance of mint and when it is combined with coconut and basmati rice, my kitchen becomes the favorite place to hang out !
Mint has numerous health benefits and here are to name a few:
Ingredients:
Basmati rice - 1 cup
Fresh mint leaves - 1/2 bunch
Coconut - 3Tbsp [I used dessicated coconut. Fresh is better]
Green Chillies - 1 small [according to your taste]
Ginger - Garlic paste - 1.5 tsp
Medium onion - 1 [sliced]
Salt - according to taste
Canola oil - 2 tbsp [Ghee is better but it does add calories!]
Whole Spices:
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Bay leaves - 2 medium
Whole black pepper - 3-5 in number
Cloves [Laung] - 2
Cardamon - 2 [slightly crushed]
Method:
Wash the rice with water and keep it aside [wash gently, rice gets brittle when soaked in water]
Make a paste of mint, coconut and green chillies and a pinch of salt in a grinder [add minimal water while grinding]
Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and let it splutter. Now add all the whole spices one after the other [make sure that your stove is on medium heat at this point]
Add ginger-garlic paste,once it starts to turn brown[or maybe before] add the sliced onions and saute' till its slightly pink in color
Add mint-coconut paste and fry till the water content is reduced [you do not want to burn the paste]
Transfer the above paste and rice into the rice cooker, add some roasted cashew nuts, salt and add water up to 1/2 inch above the rice mixture and cook it in the rice cooker [you can also cook it in the pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and one whistle]
Once the rice is cooked, fluff it with a fork and serve it with onion raita [onion-yogurt dip]
Mint has numerous health benefits and here are to name a few:
- Has soothing effect on digestive tract
- If taken regularly, it reduces the growth if bacteria and fungus in the body
- Crushed mint leaves helps in whitening the teeth
- Helps in getting rid of headaches
- When mixed with camphor it helps to relieve insect bites and stings
- It is believed to prevent colon, lung and skin cancer
Ingredients:
Basmati rice - 1 cup
Fresh mint leaves - 1/2 bunch
Coconut - 3Tbsp [I used dessicated coconut. Fresh is better]
Green Chillies - 1 small [according to your taste]
Ginger - Garlic paste - 1.5 tsp
Medium onion - 1 [sliced]
Salt - according to taste
Canola oil - 2 tbsp [Ghee is better but it does add calories!]
Whole Spices:
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Bay leaves - 2 medium
Whole black pepper - 3-5 in number
Cloves [Laung] - 2
Cardamon - 2 [slightly crushed]
Method:
Wash the rice with water and keep it aside [wash gently, rice gets brittle when soaked in water]
Make a paste of mint, coconut and green chillies and a pinch of salt in a grinder [add minimal water while grinding]
Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and let it splutter. Now add all the whole spices one after the other [make sure that your stove is on medium heat at this point]
Add ginger-garlic paste,once it starts to turn brown[or maybe before] add the sliced onions and saute' till its slightly pink in color
Add mint-coconut paste and fry till the water content is reduced [you do not want to burn the paste]
Transfer the above paste and rice into the rice cooker, add some roasted cashew nuts, salt and add water up to 1/2 inch above the rice mixture and cook it in the rice cooker [you can also cook it in the pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and one whistle]
Once the rice is cooked, fluff it with a fork and serve it with onion raita [onion-yogurt dip]
Comments
healthy and colorful...xllnt presentation too ...
Lovely pics :) I've made pudina rice and coconut masala rice ..havent combined the two as yet ..thanks for the wonderful and ofcourese flavourful recipe :)
Thanks for visiting my blog Renu,Agar can be found in Indian Store as well -I bght one from Bhavani,it will be usually flakes and flavoured as well.You can also try health food stores as well as the Chinese markts.
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I tried out the recipe and posted some comments on my blog. Thank you for sharing...
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Best !