RUSINGA RASINGA: Pudhina Pulav (Mint leaves pulav)

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Pudhina Pulav

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup

Potato - 2

Green peas - 1/4 cup

Mint Leaves - 1 bunch

Onion - big size - 2 nos

Grated coconut - 3 tbl spoon

Green chillies - 3 to 4

Ginger - 1/2 inch piece

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Lemon - 1/2

Salt - to taste

Elaichi (Cardamom) - 2 nos

Bay leaves - 1

Oil or Ghee - as required

Directions

Cook the rice and make it to cool and separate it
Cook Potato and Peas separately and keep it
Chop the onions length wise
Saute the Mint leaves in little ghee or oil and grind it with Coconut,greenchilles, ginger, and turmeric
In a pan, add oil, elaichi, bay leaves, and onion and saute
Then add the grind masala , potato and peas
Saute this mixture till the raw smell goes
then add the salt and rice and mix it well till the rice gets heated
then squeeze the lemon and mix it well
Now serve it hot with Raitha.

Useful Tips

When plaintain stem is soaked in the Buttermilk and then used the color of the stem does not changes for long time. Try this out once and see my buddies
Want to try different taste of coconut chutney, then add some mint leaves, small piece of ginger, two drops of lemon juice in addition to the chutney dhall, cilantro, curry leaves, coconut and salt. Grind this mixture and add the seasonings and serve. Try this and see my buddies
Add pinch of Fenugreek(methi), while cooking toor dhal for sambar, the sambar tastes delicious.Try and see my friends.
Chewing gum and onions.---> Dear Ladies, do u have the habit of chewing gum. Then its a boon to you, have it during chopping onions, and you will see the miracle, you would have chopped the onions without a single drop if tear
Add Baking soda to the soap water, to remove oil grease from the oil cans
Are u Crying while chopping Onions - Light a candle in front of you while chopping Onions, which will save you from tears

Useful bits

Use big Sago for kheer and small sago for Upma (the one commonly called as nylon sago in tamilnadu)
While Preparing Coffee decoction add 1/2 tspn sugar immediately after adding the coffee powder. For nice thick Filter coffee try this once.
Use thick Flaked rice (Aval, Poha) for Upma and Kesari. And the thin flaked rice is useful for making kheer and Idlis
If you are making chutney with Mint leaves or Cilantro (Coriander), and if the salt is bit rised than to the taste. Add some Jaggery and grind it in the mixer twice. Nice , sweet chutney is ready with no excess salt

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