Spinach /Palak Rice

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Rice (uncooked)
• 1 cup Spinach (chopped) (used frozen)
• 1 tsp Ginger & Garlic paste
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 1 Tomato (chopped)
• 4-5 Green Chilies (chopped)
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• ½ tsp Black pepper corns
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2-3 Cloves
• 1 Cardamom seeds
• ¼ tsp Termeric powder
• 1 ½ Tbsp Oil/ Ghee/ Tup
• Salt to taste

Method:

Heat the pressure cooker, add ghee, cumin seeds, coves, cardamom, bay leaf, back peppercorns let them splutter. Add ginger & garlic paste, onion and fry till onion turns brown. Add tomatoes, spinach and fry2-3 minutes or \till spinach starts to leave some water. Add rice turmeric powder, salt and mix it well and fry for a minute or so. Add required amount of water and pressure cook with 2-3 whistle.

Serve hot with Tomato Raita.

Variation:

Cook the rice first and let it sit for awhile. Heat the ghee, add cumin seeds, coves, cardamom, bay leaf, back peppercorns let them splutter. Add ginger & garlic paste, onion and fry till onion turns brown. Add tomatoes, spinach and fry2-3 minutes or \till spinach starts to leave some water. Add cooked rice turmeric powder, salt and mix it well and fry for 4-5 minute or so.