6:02 pm by Unknown
Ingredients:
1/2 bunch (cut into small pieces) palak
a pod garlic
a small piece of ginger
1 chopped onion
1 tomato
a few sprigs of curry leaves
1 mashed potato
1 cup basamathi rice
salt to taste
1/2 tblsp garam masala powder (optional)
For Seasoning
1 tblsp mustard
1/2 tblsp urud and channa dal
1/2 tblsp green chillies and red chillies (cut into pieces)
How to make palak rice:
First wash and cut the palak into small pieces and keep aside.
Then cook the basmathi rice and set aside.
Now take a wok, pour some oil and when the oil is hot, add all the seasoning ingredients and fry till done.
Now add the onions, tomatoes and cut palak and nicely mix and close with a lid.
Let the whole thing cook very well.
When it is done, add garam masala powder if you want and saute for a minute.
Take it wok from fire and add the rice and mix it well.
Take a wok, pour some oil and put the mashed potatoes and roast it slightly and when done add the curry leaves and put into palak rice and mix well.
Serve with raita.
5:55 pm by Unknown
Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Onion – 1
Tomato – 1
Garlic cloves – 2-3 (optional)
Oil – 2 Tbsp
Salt
Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Pulao/Pulav Paste Ingredients:
Palak / Spinach – 1 bunch or approx 2 cups
Ananas Hoovu/Star Anise/Chakkra moggu – 1
Coriander Leaves or Cilantro – 1/2 cup
Red Chillies – 4
Onion – 1/2
Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup
How to Prepare:
Chop the Onion lengthwise. Cut Tomatoes into small pieces. Keep aside.
Wash Rice, drain the water. Keep aside.
Wash the Palak/Spinach leaves well. Take a mixer grinder jar, add washed Palak and all other Pulav Paste Ingredients listed above and grind into a smooth paste.
Heat Oil in cooker container; add Garlic and fry for a min. Then add Onions and fry until the Onions look a bit transparent.
Now add chopped Tomatoes and fry for 2 min.
Add washed and drained Rice and fry until the Rice turns a bit thick and the color of the Rice turns pure white.
At this stage add ground paste and fry till the water content disappears. Now add 2 cups of water to this mixture and stir for a min. Add Salt and Lemon Juice and close the pressure cooker lid and allow the contents to cook.
When you hear the 3 cooker whistles, switch to low flame and continue to heat for about 2 minutes. Then switch off the flame and allow the cooker pressure to ease.
Now Palak Pulao/Pulav is ready to serve. You may serve Pulav with Raita or with plain curd.
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