Pudina Rice Recipe – A super easy and delicious Andhra Rice dish recipe for lunch boxes or busy day meals.
Pudina Rice is one of the quick and easy South Indian Rice Recipes. This Mint Rice recipe is my mom’s version and she doesn’t add any spices except cumin seeds and turmeric to make this flavorful mint rice. This is vegan, quick, delicious and requires only a few ingredients.
If you are looking for more rice dishes then do check Rava Pulihora, Mustard Curd Rice, Pepper Tamarind Rice, Tamarind Rice and Kobbari Annam.
Andhra Style Pudina Rice Recipe - Mint Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Raw Rice or 2 Cups of Cooked Rice
- 1 cup Mint Leaves tightly packed
- 1 cup Onion chopped lengthwise
- 4 Tomatoes, medium sized approx. 2 cups
- 4 Green Chillies or as needed
- 10 Cashews
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 3 tbsp Oil
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
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Instructions
- Wash and pressure cook the rice with 2 cups of water for 3 whistles.
- Spread the cooked rice on a wide plate and let it cool.
- Wash and grind the mint leaves into a coarse paste and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and cashews and fry until golden brown color..
- Then add the slit green chillies and fry for a few seconds.
- Add the sliced onions and fry until translucent.
- Now add the chopped tomatoes and turmeric and mix well.
- Cover with a lid and let it cook on a low flame until tomatoes are mushy.
- Now add the mint leaves paste to it and fry for 4 – 5 minutes.
- Finally, add the cooked rice and salt and mix everything well.
- Turn off the flame and serve hot with raita, plain yogurt or any vegan yogurt.
Nutrition values are estimates only.
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Andhra Pudina Rice Recipe Video:
How to Make Pudina Rice Recipe with step by step photos:
- Wash and pressure cook the rice with 2 cups of water for 3 whistles.
- Spread the cooked rice on a wide plate and let it cool.
- Wash and grind the mint leaves into a coarse paste and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add the cumin seeds and cashews and fry until golden brown color.
- Then add the slit green chillies and fry for a few seconds.
- Add the sliced onions and fry until they are translucent.
- Now add the chopped tomatoes and turmeric and mix well.
- Cover with a lid and let it cook on a low flame until tomatoes are mushy.
- Now add the mint leaves paste to it and fry for 4 – 5 minutes.
- Finally, add the cooked rice and salt and mix everything well.
- Turn off the flame and serve hot with raita or plain yogurt.
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M D says
Your Pudina Rice looks so tempting and delicious. Nice click.
Chaitra Dev says
Yummy yummy pudina rice. Flavorful and tasty one Hari
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
I'm very intrigued to try mint and rice together. It must have a very nice fragrance and with all the spices you add, it sounds really delicious!
Rebecca Subbiah says
what a great recipe and must taste so fresh
Suja Manoj says
Can imagine the flavor of this rice,yum
Nazneen Hamilton says
This rice sounds so good! I love mint and I also like tomato rice, this sounds like a great combo! Thanks for the recipe.
Rafeeda AR says
really tempting bowl of rice…
Gita Jaishankar says
My favorite variety rice too…looks so good and tempting 🙂
divya says
It looks absolutely fabulous!
divya says
It looks absolutely fabulous!