Palak Rice

Description

Palak / Spinach rice, children will like it , it can be sent in tiffin boxes.
Ingredients
Salt
1 cup Basmati rice(cooked)
½ cup Palak(finely cut)
1 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
2 nos Green chillies
1 Bayleaf
½ inch Cinnamon
3 clove Cloves
2 Cardomons
1 Small onions (finely chopped)
Oil
¼ tsp Jeera

Instructions

Heat oil put bayleaf, jeera, cloves, cardomons, cinnamon when they splutter add onions saute (dont brown) then add ginger garlic paste saute till cooked then add green chillies till done ,add palak saute for few minutes lastly add cooked rice with salt .

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Notes

In the last after adding rice we can add stir fried paneer, tofu or deep fried potato cubes.

No side dish is needed.

Comments

5 responses to “Palak Rice”

  1. meenuchander Avatar
    meenuchander

    u can make the same with methi leaves too..comes out very nicely..but i dont put ginger garlic paste and the spices..my daughter loves it…

  2. latha.mn Avatar
    latha.mn

    Dear kavi,
    With ur comments i can understand how difficult to satisfy kids need ,same here with mom of 2 kids.
    Even you can cook with pasiparuppu, rice, grinded palak and can make khichidi out of it. Anyhow chips o frencfries both makes good combination as a side dish.

  3. kaviarun Avatar
    kaviarun

    Sure Latha, Will try next time with paneer. My kids doesn’t like potato. But they like to eat chips and french fries….
    Actually u can say this spinach pulav. Mine turned very green. I think i added lots of greens. Thanks ma. bye.

  4. latha.mn Avatar
    latha.mn

    Dear kavi,
    Really happy kids liked it, next time try adding paneer, potatoes good to give them in tiffin box

  5. kaviarun Avatar
    kaviarun

    Thank u Latha, It was really superb. My kids liked it.