Indian Palak Recipes
Palak Rice Recipe
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice uncooked
- 1.5 tbsp Oil
- half of a star anise or few petals
- 2 green cardamoms
- 3 Cloves
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- ¼ tsp cumin or shahi jeera
- 1 small bay leaf
- 2 grams cups palak / spinach tightly packed about 100leaves
- 2-3 green chilies sliced
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste or 2 garlic cloves
- 1 Onion, sliced
- 1 medium potato or any veggies
- ½-¾ garam masala
- Little turmeric
- Salt as needed
- 10-12 pudina/mint leaves
- Lemon juice as needed
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Instructions
- Cook rice and cool completely.
- Wash palak thoroughly in ample water. Drain completely.
- Add them to a blender and puree.
- Heat a pan with oil, add spices and saute for a min.
- Fry ginger garlic paste until the raw smell vanishes.
- Add onion and fry until golden. Add veggies and saute until they are tender. If needed sprinkle some water and cook.
- Sprinkle garam masala, salt and turmeric.
- Add palak puree and saute until the raw smell goes off.
- Add mint leaves and saute for a min or two. Switch off the stove.
- Add cooked rice, squeeze in the lemon juice.
- Mix everything well.
- Serve hot or warm.