Monday, December 09, 2013

Palak Rice




Ingredients
A bunch of palak/spinach,cleaned
2 cups basmati rice
1 tomato chopped
1 small onion chopped
1 teaspoon garlic chopped
1 teaspoon ginger chopped
1 green chili chopped
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

Method
  • Cook the rice with a pinch of salt and keep aside.
  • Boil water in a pan with some salt.
  • Turn off the fire and add the palak leaves to the boiling water.
  • Let the spinach leaves remain in water for a minute.
  • Drain the spinach and allow it to cool down.
  • Puree the spinach in a blender and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a kadai.
  • Add onions and stir until it turns translucent.
  • Add ginger,garlic,green chili,tomatoes,turmeric powder and stir for a minute.
  • Add palak puree and salt (if required) and cook on low flame for a minute.
  • Stir in the cooked rice and cook under cover for 1-2 minutes and turnoff the flame.
  • Serve  hot with pickle and pappad.


6 comments:

  1. Great click as always!!! Looks outstanding :)

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  2. Ohhhhh!!! I simply love the outcome. Brilliant idea of using spinach. Never tried before but has become must try now.

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  3. love the color of the rice... healthy and tempting...

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  4. The rice is so neatly plated looks really beautiful ..I am sure it tastes awesome too...

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  5. Beautiful pic! Love the rice

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