Spinach rice is an Indian style rice dish and pulao prepared with spinach and tomatoes.
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian Cuisine
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Calories
Author usha
Ingredients
1 ½tablespoonOil
2Cardamoms
1Cloves
½teaspoonShahjeera
Bay Leaf
Biryani Flower
¼“ Cinnamon
¼teaspoonMethi Powderopt
5Mint Leaves chopped
½small Onion sliced
3Green Chillies slit into 2
¾teaspoonGinger Garlic Paste
3ozor 2 cups of chopped Spinach
pinchof Turmeric Powder
1small Tomato choppedabout ⅔ - ¾ cup when chopped
½teaspoonSaltadjust to taste
1cupsof Basmati Rice soaked in water for ½ hour
Cilantro for garnish
Instructions
Heat oil in a saucepan. Add cardamoms, cloves, shah jeera, cinnamon, bay leaf, biryani flower, mint leaves and methi powder.
Fry until mint leaves change color. Then add onion and fry till translucent.
Add green chillies, ginger garlic paste fry for a minute.
Add chopped spinach and cook for a minute or two until spinach wilts. Add tomatoes, salt and cook until soft and juices evaporate.
Add turmeric powder, rice and fry for a minute.
Add 1 ½ cups of water (rice to water ratio of 1 : 1 ½ ) and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and cook until rice is done.
Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with raita or any gravy of your choice.
Notes
Electric Rice Cooker - Follow the above process and cook everything in a frying pan. After sauteeing rice, transfer to a rice cooker, add water, cilantro and turn the cooker on.
Instant Pot - Follow above process. Saute spices, spinach, tomato and rice on 'Saute' mode. Hit 'Cancel', close the lid, vent sealed, press 'Pressure Cook/ Manual' and adjust the time to 4 minutes. Then do a quick release after 6 minutes.