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Spinach Rice Recipe | Keerai Sadam Recipe | Kids lunch box recipe

Spinach Rice is healthy and easy lunch box recipe make with any variety of spinach.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 0
Author Narmadha

Ingredients

  • Cooked rice 4 cups
  • Spinach 3 cups
  • Green chilli 1
  • Cumin ½ tsp
  • Salt as required
  • Tamarind 1 tsp
  • Oil 2 tsp
  • Keerai vadagam 1 tsp or
  • Mustard ¼ tsp
  • Urad dal ¼ tsp
  • Onion 1 small

Instructions

  • Clean and wash the spinach
  • Take spinach, green chilli, cumin and salt in a pan along with ½ cup of water.
  • Allow it to boil till it shrinks
  • Allowit to cool down and add to mixer
  • Add tamarind to it
  • Grind to smooth paste.
  • Heat oil and temper with keerai vadagam.
  • Once it splutters add the finely chopped onions.
  • Saute till transparent and add spinach puree.
  • Mix and allow it to quick boil. Adjust the salt.
  • Take cooked rice in a bowl
  • Add spinach purée and mix till combined
  • Healthy and delicious spinach rice is ready.

Notes

Add little ghee while mixing for kids
You can use any variety of spinach. I used amarnath leaves
Can add garlic while boiling the spinach.
Increase the spiciness according to your preference. Measurement given is very mild perfect for kids.