Moderately healthy

Palak rice

Name: Palak rice
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes

Time to cook

30 minutes

Difficulty

Easy

Serves

A nutritious Indian dish, made with fragrant basmati rice cooked with a blend of spinach, onions, garlic, and aromatic spices .

Ingredients

Spinach

2 cup

Green Chillies

2 chilli

Fresh Ginger

0.5 inch

Fresh Garlic

2 clove

Basmati Rice

0.75 cup

Cold Pressed Olive Oil

1.5 tbsp

Bay Leaf

1 leaf

Cloves

3 Clove

Cinnamon

0.5 inch

Cardamom

2 pod

Mace

1 strand

Star Anise

1 star anise

Cumin Seeds

0.5 tsp

Onion Raw

0.5 small

Lemon Juice

1 drop

Water

1.25 cup

Salt

1 pinch

Step-by-step instructions to cook

Prep

Rinse basmati rice until the water runs clear of starch.

Soak the rice in enough water for 20 to 30 minutes, then drain and set aside.

Rinse and roughly chop the spinach leaves (palak).

In a blender, combine the spinach, green chilies, ginger, and garlic and blend it to a smooth puree.

Cooking

Heat oil in a pressure cooker.

Add whole spices - Bay leaf (tej patta), cloves, cinnamon, green cardamoms, mace, small star anise, and cumin seeds (jeera) and saute until they splutter.

Add thinly sliced onions and saute until golden.

Stir in the prepared spinach(palak) puree and saute for 4 to 5 minutes on low heat.

Add the rice and mix well.

Season with salt and add water.

Cover and pressure cook for 8 to 9 minutes or 2 to 3 whistles on medium to medium-high heat. Allow the cooker to release pressure naturally before opening the lid.

Once the pressure drops, remove the lid and fluff the rice.