Pudina Rice | Mint Rice ~ Navratri Special Dishes – Day 4

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.

This is part of September Week 4, Cooking from Cookbook Challenge Group.

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Pudina Sadam | How to make Mint Rice

Pudina Rice is made with fresh mint leaves, spice powder and is a no onion no garlic dish for Navratri prasadam.

Servings2 people

Prep Time10 minutes

Cook Time15 minutes

Ingredients

Spice Powder

• 3nos Dry Red Chillies
• 1/2tsp Peppercorns
• 1tsp Chana Dal/ Bengal Gram
• 1tsp Urad dal
• 2tsp Coconutgrated

For making the Pudina Rice

• 1cup Cooked Rice
• 1cup Mint Leaves packed
• 1tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1tsp Chana Dal/ Bengal Gram
• 1tsp Urad dal
• 5 to 6 Cashew Nuts
• 1 Green Chili
• Salt to taste
• 2tsp Ghee
• 1tsp Cooking Oil

Instructions

Cooking the Rice

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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.
2. Add the mint powder/paste and saute till cooked. This takes about 4 to 5 mins while you keep sauteeing.
3. Add the cooked rice and mix it thoroughly. Add salt and adjust the seasoning.
4. Offer as neivedyam and partake.

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