Palak pulao / spinach pulao / how to make palak pulao / palak pulao recip / palak rice /spinach rice

Ingredients

2 cups basmati rice
1cup coconut milk
1 bunch palak / spinach leaves
1/2 bunch pudina / mint leaves
1/4 bunch coriander leaves
1/4 cup sliced onions
2 green chillies
2 tbsp minced ginger
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp sounf / fennel
1 cardamom
1 bay leaf

2 tsp lemon juice (optional)

1/4 tsp garam masala powder
Few cashewnuts
A pinch turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Preparation

Soak rice for 30 minutes and drain the water.
For palak puree
In a blender add palak, mint, coriander leaves and green chillie add some water make a puree and set aside. (2 cups all together)
Fry cashewnuts and onions in 1 tbsp of ghee and set aside.

Method

Heat oil and ghee in a cooker  add sounf, garlic, ginger, bay leaf, cardamom and saute.
Add palak puree, lemon juice, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and allow to boil.
Add coconut milk salt mix well and bring to boil.
Close the cooker and cook for 2 whistles in medium flame
and switch off the flame.
Open the cooker after 10 to 15 minutes.
Add fried onions and cashewnuts mix gently.
Serve hot this palak pulao with any raitha /chips /potato fry

Tips

1. For 1 cup rice 2 cups of water.

2. If you are soaking the rice, then  use only 11/2 cups of water.

3. Increase or decrease green chillie according to your taste.