Saturday, April 30, 2011

Mint Corn Pulav


This is one of the regular rice dishes in my home. The lovely colour and the flavours are too inviting. If prepared in a microwave , it is all the more easy. I find it convenient to pack this off for my daughter's lunch box and she loves it too.

INGREDIENTS

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Basmati rice 1 cup soaked in 3 cups of warm water

Water 2 cups(for cooking)

Onions 1 big

Fresh corn 3/4 cup

Cumin seeds 1 tsp

Garam Masala 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil 1 tbsp

FOR THE GREEN PASTE

Coriander leaves 1/2 cup

Mint leaves 1/2 cup

Cardamom 2

Cloves 2

Ginger 1/2 " piece

Garlic 2 cloves

Green chillies 2

PREPARATION


Heat 3 cups of water for 2 minutes.Soak rice in it for 10 minutes

Grind all the ingredients under the Paste with minimum water

Chop the onion finely

Heat oil in a wide mouthed microwave safe bowl. Add cumin seeds to it and heat it for 1 minute. Put the chopped onion into this and fry it on High for 2 minutes

Now add the paste to this.

Mix well and microwave it for another 2 minutes in MICROHIGH mode


Now drain the water and add to this cooked mixture. Also add the corn to this. Mix well


Pour 2 cups of water to this. Add salt and garam masala to it and mix well. Now close it with a Microwave safe lid(SHOULD NOT CLOSE IT TIGHT)Microwave it on HIGH for 10 minutes.


Take it out, mix lightly with a fork. Close the lid again and microwave it on HIGH for another 7 minutes or till the moisture is absorbed



Perfect Mint corn pulav ready to be served with a raita of your choice!!!!!!!!!!


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18 comments:

  1. sounds awesome n tasty..love your version..
    Tasty Appetite

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  2. Wonderful and aromatic pulao...love the green colour.

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  3. I am a mint lover and this microwave version is sure flavoursome and delicious. Thank you for a wonderful rice dish for the Lunch box.

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  4. Pulao with flovor of fresh mint ummm!! cant resist..

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  5. Pulav looks simply marvellous,love both mint and corn...inviting pulao for the sure..

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  6. lovely colour and tempting pulav

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  7. wow amazing and quick....love the pics

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  8. awesome and perfect I have one in my blog too, but with variations

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  9. wow, love the ground paste you used. I recently cooked rice with mint/coriander paste and love the combo now :)

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  10. This microwave version is lovely. Yummy looking rice.

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  11. Very nice combination, so fresh! thanks for stopping by my blog and for ur words of appreciation!

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  12. So delicious n full of flavors- loved those corn pearls!
    US Masala

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  13. That is surely one delicious looking rice rice. Love the mint flavor.

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Veena