Mint leaves (Pudhina) are very good for stomach ache and it cure the chest pains. It cures the stomach ailments including indigestion. It has many medical properties.Taking mint juice at night before going to bed induces restful sleep. Taking mint tea half an hour before meals stimulates appetite. Infusion made with mint leaves is useful for cold, flu, hiccups and flatulence. Here is the recipe made of Mint leaves. Keep your breath fresh by chewing some mint leaves. Such a medicinal leaves should be included often in our diet. Try this simple Mint rice (Pudhina Rice) and I am sure you will surely enjoy this dish.
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 10 mins |
| Cooking Time | 20 mins |
| Servings | 4 |
| Recipe Category | Rice Variety |
| Recipe Cuisine | South Indian |
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| Pudhina Rice(Mint Rice) |
Ingredients:
| Mint Leaves | 2 Cups* |
| Coriander Leaves | 1/4 Cup |
| Cooked Rice | 1 Cup |
| Urid Dal | 2 tablespoon |
| Green Chilli | 1 |
| Tamarind | a pinch or 1/4 teaspoon of tamarind paste |
| Salt | To Taste |
| Oil | 1 tablespoon |
| Broken Cashews | 1 teaspoon |
* 1 Cup = 250ml
For Seasoning:
| Oil / Ghee | 1 tablespoon |
| Mustard Seeds | 1 teaspoon |
| Split Urid dal | 1 teaspoon |
| Channa dal | 1 teaspoon |
| Curry leaves | few |
Method:
- Rinse the Pudhina leaves(Mint Leaves) and coriander leaves well in water and drain the water and keep the leaves aside
- Heat the oil in the pan add the chopped green chillies, urdhal . Fry it till the dhals becomes golden brown color.
- To that add the rinsed Pudhina(Mint Leaves) leaves and coriander leaves and fry for sometime till its raw smell goes off
- Grind these in a mixer along with salt, a pinch of tamarind and grind it without adding water
- Heat the oil/Ghee in the pan and add mustard seeds.When the mustard seeds start to sputter, add channa dhal, urdhal and cashew nuts and fry until it becomes golden brown color
- Now add the ground pudhina(Mint Leaves) mixture and mix them well.
- Switch off the flame and add the cooked rice and mix it well and salt if necessary
- The delicious Pudhina(Mint Leaves) rice is ready to serve.
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| Pudhina Rice(Mint Rice) |