Pudina Pulao

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 2 cups
Green chillies - 2
Pudina - 1 cup
Ginger - 1" piece
Jeera - 1/4 tsp
Fresh cocunut gratings - 1/2 cup
Cashewnuts - 10-15
Water- 4 cups
Ghee - 2 tbsps

Method

Wash & spread the rice on a dry cloth and allow it to dry.
In a pan, heat the ghee and fry the cashewnuts & keep aside.
In the same ghee, add the jeera, after it splutters, add the rice and fry it for some time.
Boil 4 cups of water.
Grind together the pudina, green chillies, ginger & coconut scrapings.
Add this to the rice. Fry for a minute.Now add the boiling water to it.
Cover and cook on a medium flame till done.
Garnish wih cashewnuts and serve with cucumber & curd raita.

User Comments & Tips

You can add more ghee if preferred.