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Carrot Cupcakes

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Spinach Rice Recipe - Palak Pulao

Spinach Rice Recipe - Palak Pulao


Spinach Rice is a one pot meal that is made with healthy spinach sauteed with Indian masala.

The Spinach Rice Recipe, is a simple, healthy preparation of rice, with spinach and spices. I most often like to use chilli powder  as the main ingredients to make the spinach rice, but you can use a combination of spices and experiment to suit your taste.

The Spinach Rice makes a great lunch box meal filled with nutrition of spinach and rice and can be packed into your kids lunch boxes or your office lunch box with a simple raita or even curd on the side.

Serve Spinach Spinach Rice is a quick, healthy one-pot meal loaded with proteins, fibers, carbs and vitamins all-in-one pot .It is known as Palak Rice or Palak Pulao in Hindi (Palak=Spinach).Takes less than 30 min to prepare.It is perfect for lunch boxes, that your kids and your family would love to have it.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SPINACH:

Spinach is a superfood. It is loaded with tons of nutrients, high levels of vitamins K and A, protein, iron and minerals.
Spinach improves athletic performance, reduce cholesterol levels, and lessen the risk of heart disease.
Spinach is important for skin, hair, and bone health. Serve Rice along with Tomato Onion Raita, Tadka Raita or any other raita of your choice.

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Spinach Rice Recipe - Palak Pulao



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Quick and easy pulao which is so tasty. The rice is perfect to put on kids lunch box. Taste amazing with some cooling raita on the side.
Author: Shalini
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3 servings
Ingredients
  • Jeera samba Rice - 1 cup
  • Ghee - 3 tblsp
  • Palak leaves - 1 bunch
  • Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 stick
  • Cardamom / Yelakai - 1
  • Cloves / Krambu -3
  • Star arsin- 1
  • Bay leave -1
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon 
  • Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblsp
  • Green Chillies - 4
  • Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Water - 2 cups
Instructions
  1. Soak rice for 30 mins. Set aside.
  2. Heat ghee in a pot. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle.
  3. Add in onions and cook till golden.
  4. Add in chillies, ginger garlic paste and mix well.
  5. Add in chopped palak leaves. 
  6. Add in spice powders and salt and mix well.
  7. Add in rice and mix well.
  8. Add in water and bring it to a boil. Cover and cook for 2 sounds.
  9. Fluff up the rice and serve.

Pictorial:

1. Add ghee

 2. Add all spices 

3. Add bay leave 

  4. let all spices pop

  5. Add sliced onion 

    6.Saute for few mins

7. Add ginger garlic paste

   8. Add green chilies 

   
        9. Add salt to taste 

   10. Add turmeric powder

           11. Add chilli powder 

  12. Mix all well

      13. Add chopped  palak leaves 

  14. cook for 1 min

   15. Add in soaked jeera rice 

 16. Add 2 cups of water

      17. Wait till water boils

       18. Cook for 2 sounds 

  19. Fluff the rice


20. Serve HOT!!!

Hope you give a try !!!



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