MINT PULAO

Cooking time : 45 mins

INGREDIENTS

• Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
• Green chilli - 4
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Onion - 1
• Bay leaf, cinnamon,cardamom,cloves,star flower - 1 ( each)
• Oil and ghee - 2 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Cashew nuts - 5
• Potato or green peas - 1/2 cup ( optional )
• Water 
• Salt
• Basmathi rice - 1 cup

PREPARATION

• Soak basmathi rice for 1/2 hour .( for 1 cup rice 2 cups of water).
• In a pressure cooker add 2 tsp of oil and ghee, bay leaf,cinnamon,cardamom,star flower , fennel seeds and cloves.
• Add onion and cook for 5 mins and add ginger garlic paste.grind mint leaves,coriander leaves and green chilli in to fine thick paste by adding little water.
• Add the grind paste and cook for 5 -7 mins.Add green peas or potato (optional).
• Then add water and salt.
• Once water started to boil add rice and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
• Once pressure released add ghee and lemon juice.
• Garnish with coriander and mint leaves.