Today i would like to share with you one of my favorite recipe whose main ingredient is spinach (palak). I am a truly spinach lover. It is a very easy recipe and loved by all age group people from kids to oldies. Those who are not so fond of spinach will not deny to try this recipe once.
Spinach is an excellent source of dietary fiber, vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin C magnesium, iron, copper, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, protein. So combinations of all these vitamins and minerals make this recipe healthy. As a mother i will be satisfied if my kidoo will have atleast one cup of this recipe. Lets start with it.
Recipe Name: PALAK PULAV
Ingredients
- Spinach puree 1 & 1/2 cup
- cooked steamed rice (long grain or basmati) 1 bowl
- onion (fine chopped) 1
- Green pees 2 table spoon
- Ghee 2 table spoon
- whole spices-: 1 inch cinnamon, 5 cloves, 2 bay leaves, 2 star anise, cumin seeds
- Kitchen king masala
- Salt to taste
- Asafoetida (Hing)
- For garnishing:- Cashew nuts and curd
Method:-
Step 1
Take a non stick pan, add 2 table spoon of ghee and 1 tea spoon of cumin seeds. Once it start crackling add 1 inch cinnamon, 5 cloves, 2 bay leaves, 2 star anise and saute it on a medium flame for a min or two till whole spices releases its aroma.
Step 2
After that add pinch of asafoetida and 1 medium size finely chopped onion and saute till it gets transparent. Next add 2 table spoon of par boiled green peas and 1&1/2 cup of spinach puree ( To make puree :- wash spinach properly then boiled it for 3 to 5 mins and crush it in a mixer grinder for puree). Then allow to cook for 2-3 mins.
Step 3:-
Here we have used whole spices to there is little work remaining for seasoning. Add salt to taste and 1 tea spoon of kitchen king masala (readily available in the market). Our gravy is ready.
Step 4:-
At last we add 1 bowl of plain steamed rice (without salt). Mix it gently so that our rice grain should be unbroken and coated well with spinach gravy. Once it is done, turn of the stove and sprinkle kitchen king malasa then immediately cover the pan with lid for 5 mins . This will leave a fabulous flavor in the recipe. Garnish it with curd and cashew nuts. Spinach pulav is ready to serve and enjoy it with raita or plain curd.
