Palak (spinach) rice

Name: Palak (spinach) rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1 Cup Basmati rice/Normal rice; 1 Big bunch of Spinach,cleaned and washed thoroughly; 5-6 green chillies; 3/4 cup fresh/frozen Peas or soaked dry Peas; 1/2 cup Soya chunks,soaked in water; 1 big Onions finely sliced; 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste; 1 teaspoon readymade Biryani masala(can be replaced by 1/2 teaspoon garam masala); 3-4 cloves; 1 " cinnamon stick; 2 Bay leaves; 1 teaspoon jeera; 1 tablespoon Oil; 1 tablespoon Butter; Salt to taste

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Main Dish

Very Easy

50 min

This is one more variety of rice which is very easy to prepare and best for packing lunch boxes.

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time35 min

Wash the rice a couple of times and soak it in water for 20-30 minutes. Soak Soya chunks in warm water for 10-15 minutess.
Squeeze out the extra water and keep it asideDrop spinach and green chillies in boiling water and cook it for 2-3 minutes and drain it using a strainer.
Run this immediately under cold running water in order to retain its luscious green color.Cool the greens and blend it into a nice smooth puree.
Measure the quantity of spinach puree.Heat oil and butter in cooker,add jeera,cloves,cinnamon,bay leaves and fry for a minute.
Add finely sliced onion,ginger-garlic paste and fry until the onions turn light brown in color.Add peas and fry until it starts changing its color. Add spinach puree and fry for a couple of minutes and add biryani masala, soya chunks and fry for a minute.
Now add soaked and drained rice to it and give a stir carefully.Add enough water to it in the ratio of 1 : 1 3/4(rice:water) including the measure of spinach puree in it and add enough salt and boil for a minute and cover it with the cooker lid and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
You can even cook for 1 whistle and cook on low flame for 8-10 minutes which makes the rice granules separate. Serve it hot with Onion raitha.