Mint Pulao & Carrot N Avocado Raita

If u are searching for something easy ,flavourful,super quick and delicious rice dish for ur lunch box or for ur dinner, u should definitely give a try to this aromatic mint pulao prepared with a spice paste with mint leaves and with already cooked basmati rice..This flavourful mint pulao suits prefectly for a potluck party also, this pulao tastes fantastic when served along with carrot and avocado raita, both these dishes together turned out our lunch really fabulous..Coming to the carrot and avocado raita, i prepared this raita with creamy green yogurt spiced with flax seed powder and dry red chillies along with grated carrots and finely chopped avocado chunks, needless to say that this raita taste really different and yummy, one more unique raita from my kitchen which hardly needs very less time to whip out...Am sending this delicious dishes to some events going on rite now in blogpshere, this dishes goes to Pari's Combo Event, RV & Sudeshna's FF7SL-Tiffin Box,Siri's Healing Foods-Avocado,JFI-Fennel seeds guest hosted by Siri, event by Indira...

Mint Pulao:

• 2cups Basmati Rice (cooked)
• 1no Onion (chopped lengthwise)
• 1no Green chilly (slit opened)
• 1tsp Cumin seeds
• 10nos Cashew nuts
• Oil
• Salt

To Grind:

• 1cup Mint leaves (chopped)
• 8nos Pepper corns
• 1tbsp Fennel seeds
• 2nos Cloves
• 1/2inch Cinnamom Stick
• 1/4cup Grated Coconut
• 2nos Dry red chillies

Grind everything from the list 'To Grind' as fine paste by adding few drops of water and keep aside..Heat enough oil in a large pan, add the cumin seeds and cashew nuts and let them get fried, add the chopped lengthwise onion,salt and saute for few minutes, add the grounded paste with slit opened green chilly and cook until the oil get separates....

Add the cooked rice to the mint paste and toss gently until the rice get well mixed, serve hot...

Carrot & Avocado Raita:
Ingredients :

• 1/2cup Grated carrots
• 1no Avocado (chopped finely)
• 1tsp Flax seeds
• 1no Dry red chillies
• 1cup Greek Yogurt /Thick curd
• Salt

Method :
Grind the flax seeds and dry red chillies as fine paste, mix all the ingredients with enough flax seed & dry red chillies and mix everything well and serve immediately...