Palak Pulav | Spinach Rice | Home-made and Healthy Palak Pulav

Palak Pulav is a healthy and delicious recipes which is made using Indian spinach, rice and some mild spices. It is a flavorful recipe and easy to prepare. Palak, called Spinach in English, is very healthy because it is a rich source of iron, calcium and other minerals.

Ingredients

1. Basmati Rice - 1 Cup (cleaned and washed)
2. Cooking Oil - 3 Teaspoons
3. Star Anise - 1Green Cardamoms - 2 Pods
4. Cloves - 3
5. Cinnamon Stick - 1 Inch
6. Curry Leaves - 5 to 6
7. Cumin Seeds - 1/2 Teaspoon
8. Bay Leaf - 1
9. Palak (Spinach) - 1 Bunch
10. Green Chilies - 2 to 3 (half-slit)
11. Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Teaspoon
12. Onion - 1 (sliced)
13. Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
14. Potato - 1 (finely chopped)
15. Fresh Green Peas - 1/4 Cup
16. Capsicum - 1 (cut into cubes)
17. Garam Masala Powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
18. Turmeric Powder - a pinch
19. Salt as per taste
20. Mint Leaves - 10 to 12
21. Lemon Juices - 1 Teaspoon (Optional)
22. Water (as needed)

Direction/Method

1. Wash a bunch of palak and remove the hard stems.
2. Add the washed palak in a blender and add a little bit of water to make a puree.
3. When the puree is ready, keep it aside.
4. Next, add 3 teaspoons of cooking oil in kadai.
5. When the cooking oil is hot enough, add 1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds, a bay leaf, 3 cloves, an inch of cinnamon stick, a star anise, and 2 green cardamom pods.
6. Add a teaspoon of ginger garlic paste and saute them until raw smell of ginger garlic is gone.
7. Add an onion which has been sliced, few curry leaves, 3 green chilies which have been half slit, a capsicum which has been cut into cubes.
8. Mix them well and saute them for a minute on a medium flame.
9. Add a finely chopped potato, 1/4 cup of fresh green peas, a finely chopped tomato, few mint leaves, a pinch of turmeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon of garam masala powder, and salt as per taste.
10. The vegetable that you add into this recipe can vary depending on your personal choice and you can always mix and match them.
11. Mix them all and saute them for a minute.
12. Don't add too many vegetables into this recipe because palak pulav tastes good on its own without the addition of vegetables.
13. Pour palak puree into this and saute them for 2 to 3 minutes until the raw smell is gone.
14. Add a cup of basmati rice. You can use any regular rice instead of basmati rice.
15. Add 1 3/4 cup of water and mix it well
16. Cover the lid and cook this for about 5 minutes on a medium flame and then on a low flame for 10 to 15 minutes.
17. When the rice is nicely cooked, add a teaspoon lemon juice which is optional and mix it again. 
18. Switch off the flame and serve the Palak Pulav with onion and any raitha or chutney of your choice.

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