Mint Rice (Pudina Pulav)

Ingredients:
Mint - 1 Bunch (~20 leaves)
Basmati Rice - 2 Cups
Green Chillies - 2
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Bay leaf - 1
Fried Cashews (optional)
Red Onion - 1 sliced
Peas & Carrots - 1 Cup
Coconut - frozen or fresh or dried - 1/4 cup
Coconut Milk - 1 cups
Water - 3 Cups
Oil - 4 Tbsp
Salt - As required

Method:


Grind mint, chillies, coconut and make into paste.
Heat oil in a pan and fry cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
Saute onions in that till they turn transparent.
Add the mint paste, peas & carrots and fry till all the ingredients mix well. Add rice & saute for few more minutes.
Now pour coconut milk & water into the pan and bring it to boil.
Add salt and cook in Rice Cooker.
When rice is done, just stir it once with fork and add fried cashews and close it with lid for about 2 mins.