Pudinaaahhh pulao

Here's one refreshing recipe.. ideal for breakfast or even lunch...

Cooking time: 40 minutes
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Serves: 7 people

Ingredients:

1. Fresh Pudina leaves 1 bunch
2. Frozen Green peas 100 gms
3. Green chillies 10-12
4. Onions 5-6
5. Coconut 1 cup
6. Mustard seeds 1 tsp
7. Jeera seeds 1 tsp
8. Oil
9. Rice 2 cups
10. Water
11. Salt
12. Cinnamon sticks 1 inch
13. Bay leaf 1 leaf
14. Cloves 3-4 pods
15. Lemon juice
16. Coriander leaves

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and make seasoning of mustard seeds and jeera seeds. Add cinnamon stick, cloves and the bay leaf.
2. Now add sliced onions and saute them till they turn golden brown.
3. Next add the cut pudina leaves and saute them.
4. Grind green chillies and coconut along with coriander leaves into a paste
5. Add this mix to the cooker and fry till raw smell disappears
6. Now add rice, water and salt and mix well. Make sure you don't add don't much water.
7. Let the rice cook for 2 whistles. Once its cooled add the boiled green peas and mix well.
8. Add the lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves

(Remove the bay leaf before you serve.. leaving it for a bad time in the dish makes it bitter)