Cauliflower Mint Rice

A delicious and flavourful dish perfect for lunch or dinner.

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Cauliflower Mint Rice is a refreshing and delicious rice dish ideal for lunch (be it at home or office) or dinner.

A tasty one-pot dish with that is fragrant and refreshing packed with flavour.

An alternative to the usual mint rice.

5 from 2 votes

Cauliflower and Mint Rice

A delicious and flavourful dish perfect for lunch or dinner.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian, South Indian

Ingredients

• 1 cup Cauliflower
• 1 cup Cooked Rice
• 1 Onion finely chopped
• as required Green Chilli
• 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• a small bunch Mint Leaves
• 2 tsp Oil
• 2 tsp Ghee
• as per taste Salt

To Garnish

• few Cashew Nuts

Instructions

• Cut the cauliflower into florets.
• Heat a pan under medium flame.
• Add water with little salt and let it boil.
• Add the cauliflower florets in water and cook for 5 minutes.
• Drain the excess water and keep it aside.
• Grind the mint leaves with green chillies to fine paste.
• Heat a pan with required oil /ghee.
• Saute with onions and ginger garlic paste.
• When the raw smell disappears, add the mint paste.
• Add salt to taste and keep cooking until the paste is cooked well.
• Add the boiled florets and mix well.
• Cover and cook in low flame, until the florets are cooked completely.
• Add the cooked rice and mix gently.
• Fry the cashew nuts in little ghee and garnish if needed.
• Serve hot.

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