PALAK PULAO RECIPE | PALAK RICE RECIPE | SPINACH PULAO RECIPE
Palak Pulao / spinach pulao - easy, healthy and tasty spinach rice .
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sona masoori rice / Basmati Rice
- 1 big onion, Sliced
- 1/2 cup Mixed veggies beans , carrot , potato , peas, corn etc, Optional
- few Cashew, Optional
- 3-4 tbsp Oil / Oil + Ghee
- 1-2 Bay leaf / tejpatta
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds / jeera seeds
- Salt to taste
- Lemon juice to taste
To grind ( Masala )
- 1.5 cup Spinach /palak leaves, fresh
- 4-5 nos Cloves/ Lavang
- 3-4 nos Cardamon Elaichi
- 1 small piece Cinnamon stick /dalchini
- 1/2 diced onion
- small peice Ginger
- 5-6 flakes Garlic
- 4-5 nos Green Chillies, as required
- 1 tsp Coriander /Dhania seeds
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds / jeera seeds
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice in water for 20-30 mins. Drain water completely.
- Meanwhile .. take all the ingredients mentioned under "Masala " to a mixer jar.Add very little water and grind to a smooth paste . Masala for palak rice is ready . While grinding add little lemon juice ,this will help in retaining the green color. Open the mixer jar and keep , else the color will change.
- In a pressure cooker heat oil + ghee together. Once its hot, add cumin seeds and bay leaf .
- Once its splutters , add sliced onion . Saute till they are golden brown . If you are adding cashews .. add now and saute .
- Add ground masala at this stage to the cooker and continue to saute till raw smell goes .
- After the masala is fried , add chopped mixed veggies like beans , carrot , potatoes , peas etc . Add salt to taste and Saute for 1-2 mins
- Add soaked drained rice and saute for 1-2 mins . This will help in bringing out nice aroma from the rice.
- Add 2 cups warm water , squeeze lime and mix well . Once the water starts boiling ,close the lid and keep the flame to medium . Cook for 2 whistles and switch off the flame.
- Once the pressure releases,gently fluff it up using a fork.
- Serve the delicious Palak rice hot hot with any raita of you choice .