Spicy Spinach Rice/Spinach Pulao

Spicy Spinach Rice/Spinach Pulao is a very delicious Indian rice recipe. It  is an extremely flavorful  and healthy rice dish Spinach, spices and rice.In this simple recipe making Tomato paste, then it is sautéed with spices, then added to Rice.
INGREDIENTS:

Basmati  Rice – 2 cups

Spinach – 1/2 lb

Onion, (medium sized, Thinly Sliced)– 1 no

Tomato (medium, chopped) – 1 (optional)

Green chillies , (finely chopped) – 1 or 2

Ginger, crushed – 2” piece

Garlic pods – 2 nos

Bay leaf – 1

Cloves – 3 nos

Cinnamon stick – 1” piece

Fennel Seeds – 1/8 tsp

Cardamom pods – 2 nos

Red chili powder – 1 tsp

Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

Bell Pepper ( Thinly Sliced, orange, yellow red, or green color) – 1/8 of a bell pepper

Salt: to taste

Oil/Ghee/Butter  – 1 tbsp

Hot water – 3 cups

METHOD:

• Soak basmati rice for 20 minutes, drain the water completely and keep it aside.
• Blanch half a pound of spinach in salted, boiling water. Immediately, place the blanched spinach in a bowl of cold water. Drain and squeeze out the excess water. Place it in a blender/mixer, with garlic pods , blend well to get a fine paste. Keep it aside.
• Chop tomatoes , chop Green chillies and slice onion and keep it aside.
• Heat Butter/oil/Ghee in a pressure cooker, add bay leaf, cloves, crushed cinnamon stick, Fennel seeds and cardamom pods. Fry for a few seconds .
• Now add red chilly powder and coriander powder.

• Add the sliced onions , thinly sliced bell pepper and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Now add chopped green chillies, crushed ginger , chopped tomatoes and sauté till onions become slightly golden brown.
• To this add the drained rice, 1 cup Spinach paste, 3 cups of hot water (check for salt now by tasting the water), mix everything well  and pressure cook for 2 whistles.When the pressure subsides, open it and fluff it with a fork.
• Delicious Spicy spinach rice /Spinach Pulao is ready to be served.
• Serve warm with raita or any curry of your choice.

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