Pudhina Sadham/ Mint Rice / புதினா சாதம்

Ingredients:

Table -1:
1 cup	Pudina leaves
1 cup	Corainder leaves
2 pods	Garlic
1 inch	Ginger
2	Green Chillies
Table -2:
2 cup	Rice
1 tbsp	Oil
1 tsp	Ghee
2 each	Bay leaves, cardamom, cloves
1 each	star anise, marathi mokku
1 cup	Sliced Onion
1 cup	coconut milk
as needed	Salt

Method:


1. Grind the ingredients in Table-1.
2. Heat the oil and ghee in a pressure cooker.
3. Add the Bay leaves, cardamom, cloves,star anise, marathi mokku  and fry without burning them.
4. Add the sliced onions and fry till golden brown.
5. Add the ground paste and salt and fry for few minutes.
6. Add the coconut milk and the water needed for the rice.
7. Add the rice once the water starts boiling.
8. Pressure cook them for 1 or 2 whistles.
9. Pudina Rice is ready to serve.

Note:

It can be served with the raita of your choice.
You can add peas to the rice if it looks plain.