Mint leaves during winter

Goodwill · Jan 13, 2010

Hello ILites,

How do you all manage to get/use mint leaves during winter months.

I live in the North-East and used to get them regularly during summer. Now being winter, I get them very rarely. This week I managed to get a big bunch. Is there a way to store them, as a sauce or paste (atleast for the next 2 months)....so that I can use them in future for biryanis, pulaos etc...

Thanks!

MGee · Jan 13, 2010

Hi Goodwill,

You can buy dried mint leaves in indian store.. u cant use that like fresh ones but it will give nice flavor for briyani and pulao .. i use to buy that when fresh leaves not available.

Hope this helps

Goodwill · Jan 13, 2010

Thanks MGee... I thought dried mint leaves wouldn't be good....(they look like dried neem leaves in my local grocery store).... How do you use them in biryanis/pulaos....

tashidelek2002 · Jan 13, 2010

You can puree the leaves and then freeze them in an ice cube tray, bag and store in freezer. Last summer I made mint coriander chutney and froze that in containers.