Palak (Spinach) Rice

Palak Rice

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 10 mins

Serving: 2

Ingredients:

1 bowl cooked rice

2 dry red chillies (broken)

2 green chillies slit

½ tsp mustard

½ tsp jeera

1 cup of fresh spinach

2 tomatoes chopped

1 tbsp of blanched fresh green peas

Salt to taste

Coriander for Garnish

Method:

1. First blanch and purée spinach in a blender.
2. Heat oil in a pan; add mustard, jeera and chillies and sauté for 30 seconds. 
3. Add chopped tomatoes and peas and cook for 1 minute.
4. The add salt and spinach purée. Cook till the raw flavour is gone and it becomes thick paste.
5. Add the warm rice and mix well for 1 min. 
6.  

Co-zy Tip:

1. You may add juice of 1 lime in the end instead of using tomatoes.
2. You may add blanched sweet corn instead of peas for variation in taste and colour.
3. You may also add some cubes of paneer.
4. Separate the leftover rice without lumps and heat it in Microwave for 1 minute just before cooking. This will allow it to absorb the flavours well and also reduce the cooking time.