Mint rice recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1. Rice - 1 cup
2. Chopped carrot - 1
3. Chopped green bean - 4
4. Chopped cauliflower - 1/ 4
5. Green chili - 4
6. Sliced Onion - 3
7. Mint leaf - 3/4 cup
8. Coriander leaf - 1/4 cup
9. Cinnamon stick - 2 inch (broken into pieces)
10. Cloves - 6
11. Cardamom - 3
12. Coconut - 1/2
13. Garlic - 10 cloves
14. Oil - 1/4 cup
15. Salt - to taste

PREPARATION:

1. Soak rice for 10 minutes. Drain water and keep it aside.
2. Grind coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chili, garlic into a fine paste by adding little water as possible.
3. -- Making coconut milk --
   1. Shredded the coconut.
   2. Add 1 cup of water and grind it in a blender and strain the coconut milk.
   3. Now add anther cup of water to the grind coconut; grind again and milk.
4. Heat oil in the pressure cooker; now add cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and sauté for a minute.
5. Now add the onion and sauté until it turns golden brown.
6. Now add green beans, carrot, cauliflower and sauté for 2 more minutes.
7. Now add the ground coriander paste and sauté for 5 more minutes and bring to boil
8. Now add the coconut milk, soaked rice, salt to taste; mix well. Cover the pressure cooker and cook for 4 whistle.  remove from heat.
9. Once the pressure is released; open the lid and serve.

NOTES:

1. Goes well with pachadi.