Palak Pulao

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Palak Pulao

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 35 Min

Total Time : 45 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 2 cup rice (preferably basmati or aged rice)


  • 3/4 cup spinach, finely chopped


  • 1 tbsp garlic, minced


  • 2-3 green chillies, slitted


  • 8-10 cashews, broken in half


  • 1 tsp ghee or butter


  • 1 tsp oil


  • 1/2 lemon


  • Salt to taste approx 1/2 tsp


  • For tempering: 1


  • 4 cloves


  • 4 green cardamom


  • 1 inch piece cinnamon stick

Directions

  • First of all wash rice and soak it in 2 cup water for 20 mins. 
  • Now Heat ghee and oil in a thick bottomed vessel, add cashews and fry till little golden , remove on a tissue paper then fry paneer till golden and keep them aside for later use.
  • Now add all spices of tempering section in the same oil and saute till everything crackled and become aromatic. Be careful while sautéing so not to burn spices. 
  • Now add green chillies and minced garlic , let it be golden . Add chopped spinach and cook stirring occasionally till its water gets evaporated and it gets cooked. 
  • Now add rice and fry for 2-3 mins . Then add remaining water of rice and 1 1/2- 2 cups of more water i.e. Generally Double the amount of rice, but be careful as different variety of rice absorb different quantity of water. Add salt and squeeze juice of 1/2 lemon in it.
  •  Let it cook at high flame, when it starts looking little dry on top then lower the flame and cover with lid. Let it simmer for 5 mins. Then switch off the flame.
  •  Let it sit for 5- 10 mins covered, then open the lid and add fried cashews to it and mix with light hand gently. Again rest it for 10 mins then serve.
  •  Your easy, yummy and super healthy rice is ready to be served with gravy dish or with simple raita. It taste best even if taken as it is, it doesn't need any thing else to go with. A simple one pot meal loved by everyone. I served it with chili gobhi , super delicious combo to go.