Cilantro Mint Pilaf

I was talking to my mom last night about cooking tips. My mom writes small tips for the South Indian Magazines. So I give her some useful tips and she tells me about what she reads from the magazines. My paternal grandmom told my mom about this rice and my mom wrote about this write for her magazine. She told me about this rice and it sounded really flavorful and delicious. I do not like mint so much. But after tasting this rice, I really started to develop a taste for mint. My grandmom doesn't eat garlic or onion. So my mom excluded those but I included them. :-) Colorful and flavorful meal in just no time. 

Ingredients: 

Cilantro - 1 bunch

Mint - 1 bunch

Basmati Rice - 1 cup

Cinammon stick - 1/4 inch

Cloves - 3

Garlic pods - 2

Ginger - 1/4 inch 

White onion - 1 small

Oil - 3 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

First grind cilantro, mint, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, onion to a fine paste. Add very little water just enough for easy grinding. 

Heat oil in a pan. Add ground paste, salt and keep frying till flavorful aroma comes up. When the oil separates from the mixture and the color turns dark green, remove from heat.

Meanwhile cook basmati rice in 2 cups water so that rice is cooked and is separate. Now when the rice is cooked, add this paste and mix well. 

Cilantro mint rice is ready!! Serve with raitha or curry. I served it with fried cauliflower. 

Sending this to Kiran's Herbs and Flowers in my Platter started by PJ and to Priya's Bookmarked recipes started by US Masala

Have a great day!