{"id":17498,"date":"2014-05-22T15:18:56","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T19:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=17498"},"modified":"2015-02-08T22:38:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T03:38:40","slug":"cilantro-mint-rice-recipe-refreshing-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/cilantro-mint-rice-recipe-refreshing-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Cilantro and Mint Rice Recipe &#8211; Refreshing Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17499\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cilantro-mint-rice.jpg\" alt=\"cilantro mint rice\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cilantro-mint-rice.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cilantro-mint-rice-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Refreshing and aromatic cilantro and mint rice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>After the Victoria long weekend, going back to the grind was a bit difficult. Glad that this week is short and it&#8217;s already Thursday. We had some guests over, so I cooked some dishes for them, roamed around the city and had a fun filled long weekend. Before we knew it all came to an end, sigh!<\/p>\n<p>After the freezing winter we welcome Spring whole heartedly. However, Spring allergies can make a lot of people sick including my man. Even I&#8217;ve started to feel sick as my sinus gets worse in warm weather. Apparently, my body is designed to live in cold weather, hence I enjoy Winter a lot.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">I&#8217;ve been brewing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/homemade-herbal-coffee-chukku-kaapii\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chukku Kaapi or homemade herbal Basil Coffee <\/a>almost twice everyday, in deed a great remedy for cold, flu, headaches etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also, my bird feeding is going on well. I clicked some pictures of the beautiful little birds that comes to our backyard everyday. Here is the collage, those yellow birds are my favorites.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17501 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/birds-collage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/birds-collage.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/birds-collage-356x200.jpg 356w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/birds-collage-195x110.jpg 195w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/birds-collage-257x144.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the easiest dishes to make is Rice, which can be served with almost any kind of curries. The other day, I tried to enhance the regular basmati rice and ended up making this aromatic and flavorful Cilantro-Mint rice. The refreshing aroma from the mint leaves and the flavor from the cilantro made this rice taste extremely delicious.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cilantro-mint-rice1.jpg\" alt=\"cilantro-mint rice\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cilantro-mint-rice1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cilantro-mint-rice1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cilantro-mint-rice1-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cilantro-mint-rice.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Cilantro- Mint Rice Recipe- Refreshing Rice<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Rice<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Indian<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT25M\">25 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT30M\">30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">4 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]To grind coarsely[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Mint leaves, chopped coarsely- 1\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cilantro, chopped coarsely- 1\/2 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground pepper- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Lemon zest, grated- 2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Almonds or Walnuts, chopped- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For cooking[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, chopped small -1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garlic, chopped- 2 cloves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cooked Basmati Rice- 2 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook 1 1\/4 cups of basmati rice in a rice cooker along with 2 cups water and a couple of pinches of salt. Keep aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a food processor, grind coarsely the above mentioned ingredients &#8220;to grind coarsely&#8221;. Keep aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a wok over medium heat, add oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add onion, season with salt and saute till it turns light golden in color.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add garlic, saute for a minute.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the coarsely ground cilantro and mint, saute for a few minutes till it gets aromatic and slightly fried.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add 2 1\/2 cups of cooked rice, combine well and stir fry for a couple of minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Taste and add more salt or ground pepper if needed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve this rice along with your favorite curries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.2298<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refreshing and aromatic cilantro and mint rice&#8230; After the Victoria long weekend, going back to the grind was a bit difficult. Glad that this week is short and it&#8217;s already Thursday. We had some guests over, so I cooked some dishes for them, roamed around the city and had a fun filled long weekend. Before &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,472,27,562,23,18],"tags":[729,587],"class_list":["post-17498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basmati-rice","category-gluten-free","category-indian-cuisine","category-mint","category-rice","category-vegetarian","tag-basmati-rice-2","tag-mint-2","course-rice","cuisine-indian-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}