Pudina Rice is made with fresh mint leaves and spicy masala powder made of dals and coconut. This is a mixed rice variety that can be done very quickly and makes an apt neivedyam during this Navratri Season as this is a No Onion No Garlic Recipe.
This is what I made for Day 4 Prasadam along with Masala Moong Dal Sundal making it a green dishes today.
Wanting to cover all possible dishes, I went through my collections of clippings and written notes. This dish surely makes a wonderful rice to be enjoyed as a packed lunch as well.
Pudina Sadam | How to make Mint Rice
Ingredients Needed:
1 cup Cooked Rice
1 cup Mint Leaves packed
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 tsp Chana dal / Bengal Gram
1 tsp Urad Dal
5 to 6 Cashew nuts
1 Green Chili
Salt to taste
2 tsp Ghee
1 tsp Cooking Oil
Spice Powder
3 nos Dry Red Chillies
1/2 tsp Peppercorns
1 tsp Chana dal / Bengal Gram
1 tsp Urad Dal
2 tsp Coconut grated
Cooking the Rice
Wash and Soak the rice for 20 mins. Pressure cook with 2 cups water for 3 whistles. Once the pressure falls down, transfer to a wide plate and let the rice cool down.
Spice Powder
Dry roast all the ingredients listed under the spice powder. Allow to cool down and grind to a fine powder. Remove and keep it aside.
Mint powder
Wash and drain the mint leaves for 10 mins. In the same mixer, make a powder/paste without adding water. Keep it aside.
Making the Pudina Rice
Heat a nonstick pan with oil and ghee, temper with mustard, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, green chillies, cashews. Saute for a couple of mins.
Add the mint powder/paste and saute till cooked. This takes about 4 to 5 mins while you keep sauteeing.
Add the cooked rice and mix it thoroughly. Add salt and adjust the seasoning.
Offer as neivedyam and partake.
Pudina Sadam | How to make Mint Rice
Ingredients
Spice Powder
- 3 nos Dry Red Chillies
- 1/2 tsp Peppercorns
- 1 tsp Chana Dal / Bengal Gram
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 2 tsp Coconut grated
For making the Pudina Rice
- 1 cup Cooked Rice
- 1 cup Mint Leaves packed
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Chana Dal / Bengal Gram
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 5 to 6 Cashew Nuts
- 1 Green Chili
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
Cooking the Rice
- Wash and Soak the rice for 20 mins. Pressure cook with 2 cups water for 3 whistles. Once the pressure falls down, transfer to a wide plate and let the rice cool down.
Spice Powder
- Dry roast all the ingredients listed under the spice powder. Allow to cool down and grind to a fine powder. Remove and keep it aside.
Mint powder
- Wash and drain the mint leaves for 10 mins. In the same mixer, make a powder/paste without adding water. Keep it aside.
Making the Pudina Rice
- Heat a nonstick pan with oil and ghee, temper with mustard, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, green chillies, cashews. Saute for a couple of mins.
- Add the mint powder/paste and saute till cooked. This takes about 4 to 5 mins while you keep sauteeing.
- Add the cooked rice and mix it thoroughly. Add salt and adjust the seasoning.
- Offer as neivedyam and partake.
Sujas kitchen says
What a flavor packed rice, Valli. Looks mouth-watering.