Ingredients

• Basmati rice - 1 cup
• Mint - 100 g
• Coriander leaves - 100 g
• Garlic - 10 cloves
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Onion chopped - 1 cup
• Peas - 1/2 cup
• Capsicum chopped - 1/2 cup
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Chenna dal - 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp -
• Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
• Oil - 4 tbsp for frying
• Salt to taste

How to Make Plain Mint Rice

• Wash and cook rice with 1.5 cup of water and set aside.
• Clean and wash mint and coriander leaves. Grind them into a paste in a mixer.
• In a frying pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds.
• After it splutters, add chenna dal, garlic, chopped onion, chopped ginger and fry till onion is golden brown.
• Then, add capsicum and peas and fry again till capsicum is soft.
• Now, add salt and turmeric powder over this.
• Add the red chilli powder, cook till the raw smell vanishes and oil separates.
• Add mint and coriander paste over this and cook for a minute.
• Over this, add the garam masala and mix well.
• Over this gravy spread the cooked rice and mix well.
• Serve hot with onion raita.