Receta Varagu Pudina Rice

by Praveen Kumar

Varagu Pudina Rice Recipe By Sunita Karthik | Published July 20, 2016 | Rice | No Comment Email to Friend Print Recipe Facebook Twitter Google+ Pin It Mint Rice is a very simple and delicious dish perfect for lunch time or dinner. This variation uses foxtail millet (varagarisi) instead of regular rice and is equally tasty and healthy.Note: image is for illustration purposes only and not that of the actual recipe.Ingredients: Varagarisi (Foxtail Millet) – 2 cups Mint Leaves – 1 bunch Dry Red Chillies – 4 to 5 Green Chillies – 8 to 10 Tamarind – a small lemon sized ball Garlic – 2 cloves Oil – 1/2 cup Mustard Seeds – 2 tsp Urad Dal – 2 tsp Bengal Gram Dal – 2 tsp Peanuts (or Cashew Nuts) – 1 1/2 tblsp Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp Coconut – 2 1/2 tblsp, grated Curry Leaves – few Salt as per tasteMethod: 1. Add 6 cups of water to varagarisi and pressure cook for 1 to 2 whistles or until cooked. 2. Remove and transfer to a hot box (hot pack). 3. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan over medium flame. 4. Saute the mint leaves, green chillies, tamarind, garlic, coconut and salt for a minute or two. 5. Remove, cool and grind to a thick paste. 6. In a separate pan, add 2 tsp oil and fry the mustard seeds, urad dal, bengal gram dal, peanuts, dry red chillies, asafoetida and curry leaves for a minute. 7. Add the ground mint paste and saute for a minute. 8. Add the varagarisi and enough salt. 9. Reduce flame to low and stir well. 10. When it has mixed well, remove from flame and serve warm.image via