Pudhina rice

Ingredients :
Bastmathi rice - 2 cup
Mint leaves - 1 bunch ( around 25 stems)
Coriander leaves - 1/2 bunch ( around 25 stems)
Garlic pod - 4
Ginger - 1 inch
Green chilli - 3 or to taste
Oil  - 2 Tbsp
Onion - 1 medium size
Cloves -3
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Fennel seed - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cocunut milk - 1 cup
I also add few chopped green beans. It's completely optional.
Lemon - 1/2
Salt to taste


Method :
1. In a pan add oil and when it is hot add cloves, cinnamon,fennel seeds.
2. Grind mint leaves, coriander leaves, ginger ,garlic and green chilli.
3. Add onion in the pan and sauté well. If you are adding green beans add and sauté well.
4. Add ground paste and sauté well. Add also garam masala and coriander powder.
5. Add rice, cocunut milk, and lemon juice and add 2 and 1/2 cup water.
6. You can either pressure cook or use electric cooker or even leave it in the same pan.
7. I use the same pan. When all the water is dried, lower the flame and close the lid and let it cook in sim flame for 30 minutes.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Instead of having a routine menu, once in a while this is an alternative. It has it's unique taste.
This is my dad's favorite. I hope you like it too.