Spinach Rice is healthy and easy lunch box recipe make with any variety of spinach.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
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 kidsYou can use any variety of spinach. I used amarnath leavesCan add garlic while boiling the spinach.Increase the spiciness according to your preference. Measurement given is very mild perfect for kids.