Spinach Pulao Recipe | Palak Pulao Recipe | How to make Spinach Pulao
Spinach Pulao is healthy and nutritious one pot recipe which can be prepared in less than 30 minutes
Servings 0
Ingredients
- Spinach/Palak 1.5 cups
- Basmati rice 1 cup
- Onion 1
- Green chilli 2
- Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
- Mint leaves ¼ cup optional
- Coriander leaves 2 tbsp optional
- Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
- Garam masala ¼ tsp
- Salt 1 tsp or as required
- Oil 2 tsp
- Ghee 2 tsp
- Bay leaves 1
- Cinnamon small stick
- Cardamom 1
- Cloves 3
- Water 1.5 cups
Instructions
- Wash and soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes. Drain the water and keep it ready.
- Wash the greens spinach, mint and coriander leaves. Take them in mixer. Add green chilli to it.
- Grind them to smooth puree adding few drops of water.
- Heat ghee and oil. Temper with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and bay leaf.
- Once it browns add the finely chopped onions and saute for few seconds.
- Now add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes.
- Then add the spinach puree and allow it to boil.
- Then add salt, turmeric powder and garam masala. Saute nicely for 5 mins.
- Then add water and allow it to boil.
- Once it boils add the washed rice.
- Chek for seasoning and close the lid. Pressure cook for 1 whistle and 5 minutes in low flame.
- Once the pressure releases open the lid and gently mix the rice.
- Yummy and delicious spinach rice is ready.
Notes
You can use normal rice instead of basmati rice. Use 2 cups of water for normal rice.
Increase the green chilli according to your preference.
You can skip mint and coriander leaves and use only spinach.