Spinach rice is a delicious rice dish ideal for lunch, brunch or dinner. It is a good way to include iron riich spinach in our diet. 

God could not be everywhere and hence he made mothers. It’s so true, mothers person plays a vital role in  shaping our lives. The efforts they have put in is unmeasurable and the value is realised only when we are in their position. Today, on this wonderful day, I attribute this post to my dear mom. She is one of the strongest woman I have seen. 

 Spinach rice is a tasty dish which I have picked it from my mom. My mother is a good cook, she can create many kind of dishes. I like her enthusiasm to cook for us even now.

What is Spinach Rice / Palak rice

Spinach rice is another kind of rice dish  from Indian cuisine which you can prepare for your family. The recipe is simple and does not need any fancy ingredients. It is ideal to pack for lunch box. You can also make it as a weekend menu and serve with a few papad and raita. 

Let us get to the recipe of spinach rice / palak rice

Ingredients : 

• 1 cup Rice
• 1 cluster Spinach
• handful of coriander
• 2 green chilli
• 1 inch ginger
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 onion
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 3 cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala

Method:

1. Wash the rice and cook it with adequate quantity of water in a pressure cooker..The rice cooked should be separate grains.
2. Let the pressure release by itself. Keep the cooked rice in a wide pan.
3. Clean the spinach and coriander. Wash them properly in water and chop them roughly. Blanch them for two minutes. Immerse in cold water.
4. Grind spinach and coriander along with green chilli, ginger, garlic to a smooth paste.
5. Cut onion finely.
6. Take oil in a pan, add cumin to it. Thrown in cloves and cinnamon, put onion and saute for sometime.
7. Now, add the paste to it and continue to saute, the raw smell of the spinach should not be present.
8. Add salt, chilli powder and garam masala. Mix well, switch off the flame.
9. Add half the quantity of rice and mix it gently. Put  rice accordingly as per the taste.
10. Spinach Rice / Palak rice is ready to serve.

Take a tip :

Adding of garlic is optional.

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Spinach is commonly used at home. I have shared many spinach recipes. You may like to check out Dal Palak, Palak with potato or Corn Palak as accompaniments with chapathi or phulka. A few snack recipes in which I used spinach was  palak sev. South indian recipes using spinach are palak tambli and palak chutney both of them are tasty and make a good accompaniment with steamed rice.

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