Pudina pulao recipe
Easy to make one-pot mint pulao recipe
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- 1 and ¼ cup Basmati rice
- ¼ cup Mint leaves loosely packed
- ¼ cups Coriander leaves loosely packed
- Curry leaves few
- 2 Green chili
- 2 Onion
- ¼ cup Green peas optional
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- ½ tblsp Oil
- 2 tsp Ghee
- Salt as needed
Instructions
- Soak basmati rice in 2 cups water for 10 mins
- Grind ¼ cup mint leaves, ¼ cup coriander leaves, few curry leaves and 2 green chili into a fine paste.
- In a pressure cooker add ½ tblsp oil and 2 tsp ghee
- Add 2 sliced onions and add little salt.
- Saute till the onions become soft.
- Add grind paste the cooker.
- Saute for a minute.
- Add ¼ cup of green peas, if using.
- Mix well and add salt.
- Add 1 tsp of garam masala.
- Add in the soaked rice along with the water.
- Mix well.
- Cover the cooker.
- Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Switch off.
- Once the pressure subsides, open the cooker.
- Gently mix the pulao, without mashing it.
- Pudina pulao is ready.
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Notes
- You can skip the green peas and make it plain mint pulao.
2. Instead of garam masala, fresh spices can be added in the oil.
3. This mint pulao is a perfect lunch box recipe.