Mint flavoured rice happened in my kitchen just by chance. We were kind of bored with plain rice with daal (lentil), so decided to change the menu by changing plain rice into flavoured rice. As my daughter can’t have hot spices, so instead of preparing biryani (pulav is also regular in the menu), I decided to use hara podina/pudina (fresh mint) for flavouring rice. Green mint gave rice a nice flavor with mild spices and one more variety is now added to her menu.
In India, different types of chutney, like Coriander Chutney (dhaniye ki chutney, Imli ki meethi chutney Lahsun (garlic) ki chutney Tamatar ki chutney Raw Mango Chutney with Jaggery are an integral part of our daily food menu. Podina or mint chutney is very refreshing in taste. There is not much difference in the preparation of dhania (coriander) and pudina (mint) chutney, other than leaves. If you already have mint chutney, you can use that for preparing mint rice or else can follow the whole process…
Ingredients:
For mint puree
50 gms green mint leaves
One small tomato
One green chili
Rice 1/2 cup +2 tbsp
Oil 2 tbsp
Cumin (jeera) seeds 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida (hing) powder 1/8 tsp
Small mustard seeds (rai) 1/8 tsp
Mint puree 1/2cup
Water 1/2cup + 8 tsp
Salt as per your taste
Lemon juice 1tsp
Note :
- Red chilli powder can also be added to mint puree to make it spicier.
- Use fresh mint leaves for a nice flavour.
- If you find that mint flavour is less with the given quantity of mint puree, sprinkle dry mint powder (Homemade Dry Mint Powder/ Podina ka powder). And next time, add more mint leaves to the puree.
- Water quantity and cooking time might be different depending on the different quality of rice and different types of pressure cooker.
Process:
Wash rice nicely and soak them in 1/2 cup of water.
Wash mint leaves, tomato, green chili and chop and grind in the form of puree.
Use the remaining 8 tsp water to clean the jar of puree and add that water to the puree.
Heat oil in the cooker and crackle rai, hing and jeera.
Add mint puree and let it cook for 2-3 minutes. Don’t cook puree too much, otherwise, flavor will be lost.
Add rice now along with water followed by salt as per your taste. Close the lid of the cooker and let the rice cook for three whistles.
Once the steam of the cooker cools down completely, open the lid. Gently mix mint rice together and serve hot with raita.
Khushboo yahan tak aayee! Lovely.
Thank you so much Jaya🤗❤️
Sounds delicious!
Thanks a lot 😊
It was a nice rice dish with less spices.
Nice!
Yum🙂
Rosida, thanks a lot 😊 ☺️
Yummyyy 😋😛
Thanks a lot Samreen 😊☺️
You are most welcome 😊
Rice and herbs pair so well together. I’m sure the aroma in the kitchen while cooking was so good! 🙂
I completely agree Ronit. Fresh green herbs create wonderful flavor and with the first whistle of the cooker aroma is every where!!
Love this simple rice dish with the burst of flavour, and it is ideal for packing children’s lunch box.
You are so right Megala. Rice dishes are best for kid’s lunch box and if they like mint, we will be happy to see empty lunch box in the evening!!
This looks delicious Deeksha. I love the aroma that mint brings out!
Many thanks Radhika ☺️
Mint sure has a very refreshing flavour and it was a nice fuss free meal.
What a great combination! I love mint 😋
Thanks a lot Ribana ☺️
We too liked this combo and since then have repeated it twice till now!
Pudina rice is a refreshing change. Not regular at our home but prepared for a change.
It is now a regular at our home now as Apoorva doesn’t have much options in menu. Podina has refreshing flavour and it cools down the body, so for non spicy food lovers it is a good meal.
That sounds lovely; very fresh and slightly spicy is a great flavour combination.
Thanks a lot Lynette 😊
Yes, it is really good with mild spices, so good for kids and old generation people as well ☺️
Very innovative!Thank you very much for sharing a new recipe.Wish you a prosperous New Year.🌹👍🙏
You are most welcome Francis and thank you very much for your wishes☺️
I hope you had wonderful Christmas and joyous holiday season 🌲
Yes ,it was wonderful but the actual schedule for prayer service was also changed in the event of Covid 19 and the community attended prayer services at different times to maintain social distancing.🌹👍🙏
I guess nowadays being safe and secure is the best way to keep ourselves healthy.
Have a good day 🌞
Exactly ,thank you very much madam.🌹👍🙏
That sounds great, we love mint! I just don’t have fresh one now in winter, only dried (my own from the garden).
Thanks a lot Stella ☺️
Getting fresh mint is difficult in winter in other parts of India also. Bangalore has pleasant weather conditions so we get all year round. We have to use a lot dry mint instead of fresh one and I guess dry mint tastes better if we use it in cooked food.
I think you are right, but I will keep the recipe tagged for spring and summer … 😉
👍🏻 👍🏻 ☺️
Ooo I like the sound of adding a little more flavour to rice with mint, which is something I never would have thought to try otherwise, and of course a little chilli to give a kick. Sounds lovely! x
I am so glad that you liked the recipe. Thank you very much 😊☺️
This is going to be my weekend lunch! Thanks , Deeksha!👍
Yehhhh… I am glad you liked it Indira ☺️😊
Great and a nice innovative idea of making different types of rice. The recipe looks very delicious. I too will try at home, Deeksha. Thanks so much for your lovely preparation.
Thank you very much for your lovely appreciation Kamal ☺️
Mint rice came out really nice and now this is regular in our menu. I hope you will like the taste 😊
You are always welcome Deeksha. Yes for sure and mint tastes very good too. Will definitely try your recipe, Deeksha 😊😊😊
This looks super easy to make and definitely delicious! 🙂
Thank you very much 😊
Gayana, loved your blog a lot! Wanted to write about your wonderful looking semiya kheer but couldn’t find Comments option.
Thank you so much, Deeksha. 🙂 Sorry that you couldn’t comment on the post, the settings have now been corrected.
Please, don’t be sorry. These things do happen occasionally ☺️
Mint lends a very wonderful taste to rice dishes , wonderful share Deeksha .
Thank you very much Nisha ☺️
Mint is definitely a lot flavorsome and with rice it tasted really good.
The last pic shows a brownish colour.. that’s the effect of tomato is it? I’m trying this!! I make it onky with mint chilly and ginger paste .. will try with tomato .. thanks for sharing 😊
You are most welcome HS☺️
Brownish colour is from mint puree only. If you will add lemon juice after opening the cooker (I didn’t, as my daughter can’t have lemon) it helps in enhancing the colour and taste. If tomatoes are sour, then lemon juice can be avoided.
Oh ok … 👍thanks for the tip 😊
It looks delicious, Deeksha. Usually, I add some onions and some garlic and ginger to mint leaves before grinding. Just learnt that you can add tomatoes as well. Coriander rice is to be made in a similar method, isn’t it?
Thank you very much😊😘
for mint chutney I also use onion and ginger. Garlic is not much appreciated by my husband and due to medical condition my daughter can’t have garlic, ginger and lemon. So I have added sweet tomato.
Herbs or spices, we can add anything which goes well with our taste buds☺
Yes, we can as well prepare coriander rice also.
True. And later on, we can add roasted almonds or cashews as per our tastes too, isn’t it?☺️
Oh yes, along with dry roasted onion strings will complete restaurant presentation !
Bas ek papad chahiye 🙂
You bet!!
😀
This sounds great. Though I have never tried this recipe before but it sounds so tasty. Also it’s not very critical. Will try this recipe
Thank you very much Tina😘
I kept simple ingredients for my daughter but garlic, onions, some more chili, slight addition of whole garam masala can also be added ☺️
Quite interesting…
Yes, it was interesting and we loved it, thank you ☺️
I must try it 😊
Sure 👍
I can imaging the flavours, enjoy!
Thank you very much Bhavna☺
Looks delicious! I make a similar palak-pudina rice, which can also be modified into a fake-Italian dish by using olive oil, oregano, rosemary and pepper instead of the regular oil and spices.
Thanks a lot!
Sounds very interesting with Italian spices, kids would love it🙂
Definitely this mint rice brings a special aroma and delectable taste !! ❤
Thank you very much dear Sunip😊😘
That looks really really yummy Deeksha!
Thank you very much Smitha😊☺️
Mint and rice goes well soooo good!!
100% agreed!!
Love the flavors of mint in anything. I am sure they tasted amazing 👏
Thanks a lot Nisha. My daughter loved them so I was happy😊
Oh my gosh, Deeksha!!! How FUN and interesting! I’ve never even heard of mint rice!!! That’s the coolest! Thank You and Cheers!!! 🤗💖😊
Hi Katy, I am so glad that you found the recipe interesting, I hope you will like the taste also😊
Have a relaxed Sunday!
Thank You, Deeksha!!! I’m certain I would like it if I would just get myself in the kitchen and coooook!!! 🤣 hope You have a relaxed Sunday as well! Huge Hugs! 🤗💖😊
Looks so yummy😋😋. Thanks for the instructions.
Thank you very much Olivia😊
Yummy!!!!!😍😘😍
Thank you very much 😊
Yummy 🙂
Thank you Leyla ☺️
My goodness! This is a genius recipe, Deeksha! I am making it today. My mom will love it!
Thank you.
Thank you very much Oscar. I hope recipe went well with your taste buds as well your mom’s!
Dear Deeksha,
It was great! I love it. We enjoyed it a lot.
The best thing is to make the story and recipe real! Thank you!
I am glad your family enjoyed the dish Oscar ❤️☺️
This sounds wonderful! I love mint and I love rice, what a great combination. 🌱💚
Thank you very much Miriam for your sweet comment😘
Oh wow, this method is different and simple, but of course it will also be very tasty. Awesome recipe ma’am 👌👌🌷😊🤗
Thank you very much Yogesh for your kind words of appreciation.