Monday, March 7, 2011

Mint rice with chickpeas

Mint/Pudhina which is highly fragrant is high in iron and fibre. Recently, I made Pudhina rice with chickpeas which is again a good source of protein. I added some coriander leaves too!
Ingredients:
Mint  - 1 cup (washed)
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup (optional)
Chickpeas - 1/2 cup (soaked in water overnight and boiled)
Green chilli - 2 or 3 
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Butter - 1 cube
Cooked rice -  1 cup
Salt to taste
Method:
Grind  Mint, Coriander leaves & Green Chilli and keep the green paste aside.
Heat butter in pan and fry jeera, hing and the green paste.


Cook till the raw smell goes off.
Now add the cooked chickpeas, garam masala and salt to taste.


Stir it till the chickpeas gets mixed to the masala & green paste.


Add the white rice into the pan and mix it till the rice is all coated evenly into green!!
Mint rice with chickpea is ready to be served. It goes well with raita.








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20 comments:

  1. Hamaree RasoiMarch 7, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Sounds so aromatic...Love the natural colors in food

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  2. SwathiMarch 7, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Mint rice with chickpeas looks awesome.

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  3. Suja ManojMarch 7, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Aromatic and delicious rice,love minty flavor..yum.

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  4. kitchen queenMarch 7, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    lovely awesome and delicious combo dish.

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  5. UnknownMarch 7, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Flavourful mint rice.delicious too.

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  6. Priya SureshMarch 7, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Very aromatic and delicious rice, love mint and chickpeas in rice..

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  7. Reshmi MaheshMarch 7, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    Mint flavours must have done wonders in this rice...Looks delicious....happy to follow you..

    FunWidFud

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  8. Sushma MallyaMarch 7, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Love the minty flavoured rice must be v nice :)

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  9. VidhyaMarch 7, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    I am sure the rice tasted awesome .

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  10. SravsMarch 7, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    So colorful and tempting rice !!!

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  11. UnknownMarch 7, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    looks delicious. will try for sure.

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  12. aipiMarch 7, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Great idea of adding chickpeas in the mint pulao..must have tasted wonderful!


    US Masala

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  13. LifewithspicesMarch 7, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    very colorful rice..perfect for packing..

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  14. Jeyashris KitchenMarch 8, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    very flavouful and yummy puloa.love the addition of chickpeas

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  15. Umm MymoonahMarch 8, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Wow! loved your presentation and minty flavour. Looks very yummy.

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  16. TorviewtorontoMarch 8, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    flavourful combination for rice delicious

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  17. Nandinis foodMarch 8, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    The rice is so flavourful!

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  18. Jayanthy KumaranMarch 9, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    delicious recipe..feel to have it now..
    Tasty appetite

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  19. SouthindianHomeMarch 9, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    The rice looks delicious.Love the aroma of mint

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  20. KrithisKitchenMarch 19, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Chickpeas with mint rice looks so interesting....

    http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com
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