Pudina rice or Mint Pulav Green mint pulav is a rice dish made predominantly with mint and coriander. This is a popular dish in South India and as you would expect is very aromatic with the mint and spices used and tastes great.
Why does this recipe work?
- Mint Rice is quite simple to make.to make this very aromatic and yummy dish.
- One can also get creative and add paneer (cottage cheese), potatoes, or corn to this dish to make it even more interesting!
- It's great for lunch boxes and get-togethers
- You can have it long with any side like a yogurt salad or fritters.
What do you need to make this?
- Basmati Rice
- Spices cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves
- Biryani masala, Garam masala recipe ingredients
- Mint leaves, coriander leaves
- Garlic
- Coconut grated (optional)
- Green chillies
- Onion
- Green Peas
- Ghee or Clarified Butter
- Salt to taste
How to make Pudina Pulav (Mint Rice)?
We start by making a paste of coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilies, grated coconut, cinnamon, cloves, and garlic with a little water. Heat ghee and oil in an instant pot or rice cooker. Add cumin, cardamom, and bay leaves followed by onions. Once onions are browned add the ground paste and saute well. Add fresh or frozen green peas and the washed rice, fry for about 10 minutes, and add biryani masala or garam masala (how to make homemade garam masala). Add water and cook until done.
Green Pulav
A delicious dish made with mint ,coriander leaves ,peas and rice ,recipe based on Indian cuisine and perfectly goes with a side dish like yogurt salad
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Servings: 8 people
Calories: 303kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Basmati Rice
- 1 cup coriander chopped
- 1 cup mint leaves
- 3-4 garlic pods medium sized
- ½ cup grated coconut
- ½ cup peas
- 4 green chillies
- 3-4 cloves
- ½ inch cinnamon
- 4 tsp Ghee or Clarified Butter
- 4 tsp oil
- 5-6 cardamoms
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 onion
- ½ tsp Garam masala or biryani masala (optional)
- 1 tsp salt per taste
Instructions
- Make a paste of coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies , coconut , cinnamon , cloves and garlic with a little water.
- Heat ghee and oil in an instant pot or rice cooker.
- Add cardamom and bay leaves.
- Add the mustard, cumin , onions, green paste and sauteè well.
- Add fresh or frozen green peas
- Next add the washed rice ,fry for about 10 minutes.
- Add biryani masala or garam masala (optional)
- Add salt and 3 cups of water and cook until done.
- Garnish with chopped coriander or mint leaves.
- Green Pulav is ready. Serve with yogurt salad and papad (fritters). Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 150g | Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 377mg | Potassium: 303mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 311IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 3mg
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Nice combo, 😋😋
Thank you dear!
Mint and coriander are my two all time favorites. Both of these mixed in rice. Please send me a plate. Looks delicious!!
awww! so happy to hear you love it! Thank you so much !
Makes me feel hungry:)
Thank you so much Rashmi!
What a great recipe!
Thank you so much Diane!
Yum, I love the fresh taste of both mint and coriander. Paul’s our chief cook and bottle washer at the moment, and I believe has a curry in mind for tonight’s dinner. I wonder if I could get him to try this to go with it.
Thank you so much Chris! Hope you got to try it out , it has a unique taste and flavor!
One of my favorites!!Looks delicious!
Thank you , it is indeed delicious !!
Yum yum
Thank you so much!
Yum, looks delicious Nisha. 🙂
Thank you so much!
Nisha...your green pulav looks amazing ! You did a faab job❤❤ thank u so much for your wonderful and generous words....means a lot to me....HNY 🎉 may your 2018 brings the best of everything 🎉
Thank you so much Jyo, much appreciated ! You have a great collection of unique recipes and I'm always inspired to try , I am honored to mention it. Happy new year to you as well and wish you a fabulous year as well!
Looks so yummy
Thank you so much Neetha ! It was indeed yum!
Love this Nisha 😋😋
Thanks a lot Anusha!
I'm so happy Nisha you tried it and it looks amazing 😉 with a little change from my Pulao... thank you for mentioning my blog..🎊👌
Thank you Ramya for the comments and the inspiration !
Inspiration ☺️ Your Posts with quotations are inspiration to others.. keep going dear 👍🙂
Many Thanks Ramya!
What a great combination of flavors!
Thank you so much!
Yum... It sounds good
Thank you so much!
Lovely flavorful rice!
Thanks a lot Megala!