If u are searching for something easy ,flavourful,super quick and delicious rice dish for ur lunch box or for ur dinner, u should definitely give a try to this aromatic mint pulao prepared with a spice paste with mint leaves and with already cooked basmati rice..This flavourful mint pulao suits prefectly for a potluck party also, this pulao tastes fantastic when served along with carrot and avocado raita, both these dishes together turned out our lunch really fabulous..Coming to the carrot and avocado raita, i prepared this raita with creamy green yogurt spiced with flax seed powder and dry red chillies along with grated carrots and finely chopped avocado chunks, needless to say that this raita taste really different and yummy, one more unique raita from my kitchen which hardly needs very less time to whip out...
Mint Pulao:2cups Basmati Rice (cooked)
1no Onion (chopped lengthwise)
1no Green chilly (slit opened)
1tsp Cumin seeds
10nos Cashew nuts
Oil
Salt
To Grind:
1cup Mint leaves (chopped)
8nos Pepper corns
1tbsp Fennel seeds
2nos Cloves
1/2inch Cinnamom Stick
1/4cup Grated Coconut
2nos Dry red chillies
Grind everything from the list 'To Grind' as fine paste by adding few drops of water and keep aside..Heat enough oil in a large pan, add the cumin seeds and cashew nuts and let them get fried, add the chopped lengthwise onion,salt and saute for few minutes, add the grounded paste with slit opened green chilly and cook until the oil get separates....
Add the cooked rice to the mint paste and toss gently until the rice get well mixed, serve hot...
Carrot & Avocado Raita:1/2cup Grated carrots
1no Avocado (chopped finely)
1tsp Flax seeds
1no Dry red chillies
1cup Greek Yogurt /Thick curd
Salt
Grind the flax seeds and dry red chillies as fine paste, mix all the ingredients with enough flax seed & dry red chillies and mix everything well and serve immediately...
:.