Pudina sadam | Mint leaves rice is a simple south Indian lunch variety. As pongal festival is nearing, everybody will be busy looking for pongal festival recipes. I have already posted Sakkarai pongal recipe. The next day of pongal is Kannum pongal for which we generally make variety rice. This variety rice shouldn’t include onion or garlic. I am posting today Pudina sadam | Mint rice, which you can make for kannu pongal. You can try this for a lunch box on normal days too. See you soon with a sweet dish tomorrow.
 Preparation Time : 5  mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 1
   Cooked rice   1 cup    Mint leaves   1/4 cup    Coriander seeds  2 tsp    Channa dal   2 tsp    Green Chili   1    Coconut   1 tblsp(optional)    Oil     3 tsp    Cashew nuts  4-5 (optional)    Peanuts  2 tsp    Mustard seeds   1/4 tsp    Urad dal   1/4 tsp    Curry leaves   few      Â
Method:
- In a pan add oil and add in the mustard seeds. When it is done add the urad dal, peanuts and cashew nuts. Cook till they turn golden brown . Transfer this to a wide plate.
- Â In the same pan, add the coriander seeds, channa dal and green chili. Roast till the dal becomes nice brown colour. Add the coconut(if adding) at this stage . roast for 2 minutes in a low flame. Switch off the flame. Add in the mint leaves.
- When it is cool grind this in a mixer . Do not add water while grinding.
- Add this to the tempered mixture. Add cooked and cooled rice. Ensure that the rice is not overcooked. Add salt and mix gently.
- Pudina sadam is ready to serve. Serve this with a simple appalam or vadam. We had with javarisi vadam .
- Always ensure that the rice is perfectly cooked .
- Do not roast the mint leaves , switch off the flame and add. Else it will turn bitter.
- Basmati rice and raw rice also works well for this.
- If you want you can add 1 clove while roasting and grind along with the Mint leaves mixture.
- Green chili can be replaced with red chili
- Fresh coconut can be replaced with kopra too.
