Coriander Mint pulao is an easy to make rice recipe which would be perfect for bachelors and busy women. With the aromatic paste of mint and coriander along with coconut, ginger, garlic and whole spices is sauteed with onion, tomato and then cooked with basmati rice. Definitely your house would be filled with the aroma of these herbs. You can also add the veggies like peas, carrot and potato to make this dish more healthier and this will be a perfect lunch box recipe loaded with nutrients.

 

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups basmati rice (washed and soaked)

1 onion sliced

1 tomato medium sized

1 tablespoon groundnut or cashew (optional)

¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

½ teaspoon garam masala

Salt to taste

Oil

TO GRIND:

1 cup coriander leaves

½ cup mint leaves

¼ cup  grated coconut

5 to 7 green chilly

3 garlic cloves

1″ ginger piece

whole spices (2 clove, ½ star anise, 1 cardamom, small cinnamon stick, 1 bay leaf, ½ teaspoon fennel seeds)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Make paste of all the ingredients given under “to grind’.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add in sliced onion,groundnuts and saute till the onion turns golden brown. Add chopped tomato, turmeric powder, garam masala and saute for few more min.

Add the ground paste. Saute on medium flame for 2 to 3 min or till the raw smell of paste goes off.

Add 3 cups of water and salt(I counted 1½ cups water for 1 cup rice).  When it comes to single boil, add the soaked basmati rice.

Cover the pan and pressure cook it for 2 to 3 whistles till the grains are cooked well. When the pressure released on its own, open the cooker and gently fluff the rice.

Serve hot with raita or chicken curry. I served the pulav with roasted beetroot raita.