Palak Rice

Palak rice is very healthy rice recipe. As spinach is very nutritious green. This is the perfect ways to add some greens in your diet. I don’t think I need to tell you that how flavorful this is. Let’s start making this and you will come to know that how healthy and delicious this is.

Ingredients :

1 bunch fresh palak / spinach Puree

2 cups long grained basmati rice

1/4 cup fresh cream

Few curry leaves

Corriander leaves

Choice of vegetables (carrot,beans,cauliflower,peas,paneer)

1 inch piece of ginger,6-8 pods of garlic(make a fine paste)

2 boiled, peeled and mashed potatoes

1 big onion finely chopped

2-3 tomatoes chopped

1 tsp garam masala powder

1/2 tsp chilly powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

pinch of turmeric powder

Oil or Ghee

Salt to taste

1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

1 pc bayleaf (tejpatta)

2 to 3 cloves (laung / lavang)

How to Make Palak Rice :

* Wash basmati rice and cook them in 4 cups of water by adding some salt.

Drain and keep aside.

How to Make Palak Puree :

* Boil water in a large pan and put the spinach leaves in boiling water let it cook for 30 seconds until you see a bright green color drain the water and put spinach/palak in cold water.Drain it again and make a fine puree.

* Heat 4 tbsp of oil/Ghee in a frying pan and add cumin seeds,bay leaf,cloves. After frying it well add curry leaves ginger garlic paste and onion saute it on low heat.Stir fry well and add all vegetables and boiled potatoes mix very well and add spices and salt to taste.

* Add tomatoes and palak puree give a nice stir.Let it cook for sometime then add fresh cream and cooked rice stir very well and cover the lid.Let it cook on low heat for 3 minutes.

* Remove from heat add coriander leaves mix it well and serve it hot.