Read on to discover the different ways you can use pudina in your cooking, right from making naans to mojitos

Mint Quick Lime Mojito

Ingredients
1/2u00a0cup hand torn fresh mint leavesu00a0u00a0
9 lemonsu00a0u00a0u00a0
4 tbsp brown sugaru00a0
10 peppermint flavoured candies, powderedu00a0
2 cups crushed iceu00a0u00a0
2 cups lemonadeu00a0u00a0
4 fresh mint sprigsu00a0

Methodu00a0
Cut eight lemons into eight pieces each. Discard pips.
Place lemons in a stainless steel glass. Add hand torn mint leaves, brown sugar and crush everything together with a rolling pin.
Take four tall glasses.u00a0 Halve the remaining lemon and rub one half around the rims of the glasses. Dip them in the powdered peppermint candy. Slice the remaining half of the lemon thinly.
Divide the crushed ice into the glasses. Add two tbsps of crushed mint-lemon mixture to each glass. Fill them up with lemonade.
Stir lightly. Serve chilled decorated with a mint sprig and a lemon slice placed on the rim.

Paneer aur Pudina Naan

Ingredients
4 cups refined flour (maida)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2u00a0tsp soda bicarbonate
Salt to taste
2 tsp sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
2 tbsp yogurt
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp onion seeds (kalonji)
Butter, to serve

Stuffing
800 gms cottage cheese (paneer), gratedu00a0u00a0
3 tbsp oilu00a0u00a0u00a0
2 tsp cumin seedsu00a0u00a0
2 medium onions, choppedu00a0
4 green chillies, choppedu00a0
1/2 cup coriander and mint chutneyu00a0u00a0u00a0
Salt to taste