Monday, April 28, 2014

Spinach Rice

Spinach Rice Recipe
Preparation Time : 10 min
Cooking Time : 15 min
Yield :3-4 People
Ingredients:
Cooked Rice - 4 cups
Spinach - 2 cups
Green chillis -6 
Peanuts - 1 tblspn
Cashews - 1 tblspn
Ghee/Butter/Oil - 2 tblspn
Salt - according to taste
Mustard seeds - 1tspn
Cumin seeds - 1tspn
Garlic - 1 tblspn crushed
Green chillis - 5 -6 (Don't chop it)
Curry leaves - 4 to 5
Directions:
First wash the spinach in the water and drain it.Next,take a pan and fry the spinach for about 2 minutes.Let it cool the spinach completely.Then,grind it as a fine paste.Now heat butter in a pan and  add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.When they are spluttered add crushed garlic then,add curry leaves in it.Now add spinach paste and fry it until oil oozes out.Meanwhile fry the peanuts,cashews and green chillis in a pan with a little oil and put it a side.When the spinach is cooked completely add cooked rice and salt in it.Mix it well.Put the lid and cook it on medium low for about 2 minutes and switch off the flame.Now add cashews,peanuts and green chillis then mix it.Done!Easy spinach rice is ready.Enjoy!!
Note:I added nuts and chillis at the last part because,I like crunchiness of the nuts and for the  chillis I didn't want the rice to be too spicy.If you like you can add after garlic.

Clean the spinach put in a pan
Fry it for about 2 minutes
Grind it
Heat butter in a pan and add mustard
cumin seeds and garlic in it.
Fry the curry leaves and spinach paste
Add rice and salt
Mix it very well
Fry the peanuts,cashews and green
chillis in a pan and add it to the rice
Done!
Enjoy!!

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