Spinach Rice Recipe - Palak Pulao
Total Time: 50 minutes
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients:
- tomato
- salt
- ginger
- rice
- sambar powder
- ghee (or sesame oil)
- cumin seeds (jeera)
- turmeric powder
- spinach leaves (palak)
- garam masala powder
Instructions:
- To begin making the Spinach Rice Recipe (Palak Pulao), heat oil in a heavy bottom pan over medium heat
- Add cumin seeds, grated ginger and saut? for a few seconds
- Stir in the tomatoes, turmeric powder and saute until the tomatoes have softened
- Once the tomatoes have softened, stir in the chopped spinach and salt
- Cover the pan and allow the spinach to cook until soft
- When you open the pan you will notice that the spinach has released a lot of water
- Turn the heat to high and allow the water to evaporate
- Once most of the water is evaporated from the spinach, stir in the cooked rice and sambar powder and combine well
- Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
- Turn the heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for a few minutes
- After a couple of minutes of simmering, you will notice that the rice has absorbed all the spices and has a rich green color
- At this stage turn off the heat and transfer the Spinach Rice into a serving plate and serve
- Serve Spinach Rice along with Tomato Onion Raita, Tadka Raita or any other raita of your choice