Ingredients
- Long grained basmati rice : 4 cups
- Chopped onions : 4 tbsp
- Tomato paste : 2 tbsp
- Mint leaves : 1 bunch
- Curd : 2 tsp
- Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala powder : 1 tsp
- Cashew nut : 4-5 pcs
- Raisins : 4-5 pcs
- Cloves : 6 pcs
- Cinnamon stick : 3-4 pcs
- Green cardamoms : 6 pcs
- whole black pepper : 3-4 pcs
- Ginger- Garlic paste : 4 tbsp
- Green chillies : 2
- Ghee : as needed
- Salt and sugar : As per taste
- Star anise for garnishing
Method
2. Cook the rice. (use 2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice).
3. Now Divide the cooked rice into three equal parts.
4. Clean the mint leaves from the bunch and grind them into paste along with one green chilli.
5. Heat ghee in a kadai. Add cloves, green cardamom,cinnamon, whole black pepper. Sauté for half a minute till fragrant.
6. Add chopped onion and stir-fry for until golden in color and then add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 2 mins.
7. Add the tomato paste and turmeric powder. Let it boil for few minutes until the raw smell removes.
8. Now add salt and sugar and check the seasoning.
9. Now add one part of rice. Mix it gently without breaking the rice grains and fry for few minutes more.
10. Sprinkle some garam masala powder.Switch off the flame. Keep it aside. This is tomato rice.
11. Take another kadai and heat 1 tbsp of ghee. Add cloves, green cardamom,cinnamon. Sauté for half a minute till fragrant.
12. Now add another part of rice along with cashew nut and raisins. Fry for 2-3 minutes.
13. Add salt and sugar as per taste and add little garam masala powder.
14. Remove from heat and keep it aside. This is kind of ghee rice.
15. Heat ghee in another kadai and temper it with green cardamom, cloves and cinnamon.
16. Now fry the remaining chopped onions until they turn golden to brown .Once the onions are near done add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute.
17. Now add the mint leaves paste along with curd and fry for 2-3 mins.
18. Add the salt and sugar as per taste.
19. Now add the remaining part of rice and mix well. Gently fry for two minutes .Switch off the flame. This is called pudina rice.
20. Spread the orange tomato rice first in a serving plate. Next put the white ghee rice. Lastly put the green pudina rice carefully. Garnish with Star anise and serve hot.
