Palak Rice | Spinach Rice

First Published on 24/05/2012, updated on 24/07/2022

Some Dishes Using Rice/ Rice Flour

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SPICY RICE, MANGO AND COCONUT SALAD

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UNDI/ STEAMED RICE DUMPLINGS

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SEV MUMRA

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MOONG DAL KHICHDI

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IDLI SAMBAR

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RASIYA MUTHIYA/RASAWARA MUTHIYA

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Cooked Plain Rice or Leftover Rice – many cook the rice and spinach together from scratch. The spinach in this method gets overcooked, resulting in loss of valuable nutrients.

Vegetables Of Your Choice – add peas, carrots, potatoes, sweet corn, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. For today’s recipe I have used cooked sweet corn.

Onion – peeled and sliced lengthwise. Use red, white or yellow onion.

Garlic – peeled and minced. As spinach and garlic pair very well, I use a bit more.

Green Chilli – paste or finely chopped.

Ginger – paste or grated.

Bell Pepper – finely diced.

Sweet Corn – cooked. Can use frozen, canned or freshly cooked.

Spinach – puree. Add spinach in the hot water. Allow it to wilt for 2-3 minutes. Remove the spinach using a slotted spoon. Puree into a coarse paste. I usually keep the puree ready in the freezer for the rice, curries, dals, parathas,etc. Can also use frozen spinach. For the rice you need about 1 cup of spinach puree.

Ghee – or oil. Ghee adds a delightful flavour to the rice.

Mustard Seeds – rai.

Cumin Seeds – jeera, jiru.

Whole Spices – cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns, bay leaf, cardamom. Whole spices add flavour without it being overtly spicy.

Asafoetida – hing. Optional Ingredient. For gluten free rice don’t add asafoetida. Or buy one that is pure without any wheat flour.

Turmeric Powder – hardar, haldi.

Cashew Nuts – or any other nuts of your choice.

Salt – add according to your taste.

Garam Masala or Biryani Masala – I use my homemade Biryani Masala. Garam Masala is easily available in most Indian Stores.

  

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SPINACH RICE | PALAK RICE

mayurisjikoni

Spinach Rice is a healthy, tasty and easy rice recipe. An excellent way to get the family to enjoy spinach. Add vegetables of your choice and make it into a meal with some plain yogurt, papad and pickle or salad on the side. I actually use up leftover rice to make this Indian style Spinach Rice.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course, Main Meal

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 3 cups cooked rice or leftover rice
• 1 cup spinach puree thick
• ½ cup bell pepper diced
• 1 cup onion sliced
• 2 tbsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp chilli paste
• 1 cup sweet corn cooked
• 1 tbsp ghee or oil
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 4 whole cardamom
• 6 peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp garam masala or biryani masala
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• ¼ cup cashew nut pieces roasted

Instructions

 

• Heat 1 tbsp ghee or oil in a pan.
• Add mustard and cumin seeds to it. When they splutter, add the whole spices.
• Stri fry for a few seconds.
• Add the onions.
• Saute the onions till they turn light pink in colour.
• Add  garlic and saute for a few seconds. Add the ginger and chilli paste.
• Add the cashew nuts.
• Add the diced bell pepper and mix. Allow the bell pepper to cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the spinach puree. Burn off any extra water by turning the heat on high flame for a 2 to 3 minutes. Lower the heat.
• Add the corn, turmeric powder, salt and garam masala or biryani masala. Mix well.
• Add the cooked rice and gently mix it. Allow it to become hot.
• If you want to serve it with cheese, add grated cheese and cover the pan for 5 minutes.
• Alternately, remove the rice into a baking tray, sprinkle grated cheese and broil for a minute or two or till the cheese melts.
• Serve hot with yogurt, pickle,papad, salad or on its own.

Notes

• I prefer using ghee as it gives a nice aroma and taste to the rice.
• To prepare the spinach puree, add washed spinach leaves to the hot water in a pan. Allow the spinach to wilt for 2-3 minutes. Remove the wilted leaves from the water with a slotted spoon. Allow it to cool a bit. Puree in the food processor without any water.
• Can serve the rice without the cheese with kadhi.  Check out the kadhi recipe.
• Check out the biryani spice mixture.

Keyword palak rice, spinach rice, spinach rice Indian style

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