Terrace Grown Mint Pulov, Boondi Raitha n Chilled Kokam Kadi ...

Terrace Grown Mint Pulov, Boondi Raitha n Chilled Kokam Kadi ...

Mint Pulov 

• Cooked Rice ..1-1/2 cup's
• Mint Leaves  ..1 bunch 
• Green Chilly ..1 or 2  
• Ghee .. 2 tsp  
• Bay leaf ..2 
• Cinnamon .. 1 inch piece
• Cloves ..3
• Cashew nuts ..5 
• Onion ..1 
• Ginger Garlic paste ..1 tsp
• Red chilly powder..1/2 tsp
• Lime juice ..1 tsp
• Salt to taste . 

Method 
Chop onion . 

Wash the mint leaves , roughly chop green chilly n grind both  to a coarse paste . 

In a kadai melt ghee , add bay leaf, Cinnamon stick , cloves, Cashew nuts  n fry for a while . Add chopped onion n saute till transparent , add ginger garlic paste n fry till the raw smell goes .Add the coarsely ground paste n fry well . Add red chilly powder n  salt ..mix .. then add the cooked rice ..Mix well ..Switch off and add in lime juice ... Mix well .

Boondi Raitha 

•  Curds -1 cup 
• Milk-1/2 cup
•  Khara Boondi -1/2 cup ( i used MTR brand Boondi ) 
•  Green Chilly Chopped -1 
•  Cumin Powder-1/4 th tsp 
•  Red Chilly Powder -1/4 th tsp 
• Salt to taste

Method 

Whisk the curds till smooth ,Add milk and mix well. , then add green chilly,  cumin powder, red chilly powder,salt  and mix well. Add boondi n mix again . 

Kokam Kadi 

• Dried Kokam /Fresh Kokam ... 8 
• Water ...1 litre 
• Jaggery .. Golf size or according to sweetness ( powder it ) 
• Salt to taste 

Season 

• Oil..1 tsp
• Hing/Asafoetida..1/4 th tsp 
• Green chilly ..2 or 3 

Garnish

• Coriander leaves chopped..1 tblsp 

Method 
Wash well the dried kokam n soak it in a glassof water for about 2 hours . Squeeze well n then discard the residue .Add salt , water , powdered jaggery n mix well . strain it .then give the seasoning  n garnish 

Serve chilled .