Palak Rice

Palak Rice

Palak Rice

A perfectly delicious and easy palak rice recipe! You’ll fall in love with the mild flavors. This Palak Ricke (spinach pulao) aka rice dish makes the great lunchbox for kids or adults.

Ingredients for Spinach Rice

To make puree:
½ cup Onion roughly chopped
½ inch Ginger
2 cloves Garlic
1 Green chilies
1 ½ cups Spinach (Palak)
To make the rice:
1 cup Long grain rice or basmati rice
2 tablespoon Oil
1 Bay leaf
2 Cloves
2 Green cardamoms
1 inch Cinnamon stick
½ cup Carrot cubed
½ cup Green peas
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon Garam masala
1 ¾ cup Water (1 cup for Instant pot)

Method To Make Palak Rice

Wash the rice under running cold water till water runs clear. Or rinse 2-3 times till water isn't cloudy anymore. Soak into enough water for 15 minutes.

Then drain the water and keep it aside.

While rice is soaking, do the prep work. Take an onion, ginger, garlic, green chili and spinach into the blender jar. Add only 2-3 tablespoons of water to form grinding easy.

Grind into the smooth puree.

Heat the oil during a saucepan on medium heat. Once hot add whole spices (bay leaf, green cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon stick). Saute for 30-45 seconds or till you get the great aroma of spices.

Add prepared spinach puree. Cook for 2-3 minutes or till it gets thicken sightly.

Now add peas, carrot, salt, and garam masala also add drained rice and blend.

Now add water and bring it to a rolling boil (for that you can crank the heat to high).

Once it starts boiling lower the heat to Low possible. Cover with the lid and cook for 18-20 minutes. No need to peek through by opening the lid. Put the timer and forget it.

After the 18-20 minutes, turn off the stove. Let it rest for 5-10 minutes (do not open the lid yet). After the resting time, open the lid and fluff up the rice.

This tastes too good on its own. But sure it can be served with raita or homemade yogurt (topped with roasted cumin powder, salt, and a sprinkle of red chili powder)