Palak rice with step by step instructions and images

 Palak rice with step by step instructions

Spinach belongs to the Chenopodiaceae family, which includes beetroot, chard and quinoa. 

Health benefits of spinach/palak:

1. It helps to maintain a good vision they contain high levels of chlorophyll and health-promoting carotenoids including beta carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin
2. It supports energy levels, spinach has long been regarded as a plant that can restore energy, increase vitality and improve the quality of blood
3. It supports heart health, a reduction in blood pressure helps reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke
4. Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin K as well as being a source of magnesium, calcium and phosphorus. These nutrients are important for maintaining bone health
5. Spinach is loaded with a protective compound called polyphenols, that along with its vitamin content these compounds may promote cancer-protective properties
6. Here u added coriander powder to enhance the taste of the rice

• Serves: 3 to 4 persons
• Course: Main course
• Cuisine: India, Telangana, Andhra
• Place of origin: India
• Main ingredients: palak, rice
• Author: Lohitha 
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 20 minutes 

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups rice
2. 4 cups water
3. 2 tsp oil
4. 1 tsp ghee
5. 2 bay leaves 
6. 4 elachi
7. 2 inch cinnamon 
8. 3 cloves
9. 1 tsp jeera
10. 7 green chilli
11. 1 cup palak
12. 1 tomato
13. Salt as per taste
14. ½ tsp sugar
15. 1 onion, chopped in small size
16. 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
17. 1 tsp turmeric powder
18. Few curry leaves
19. 2 tsp coriander powder
20. Few coriander leaves

Other preparations:

1. Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes 
2. Grind the green chilies, palak and tomato
3. Add salt and sugar to it and make them paste

Preparation of palak rice with step by step instructions:

1. Heat the oil and ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel 
2. Add jeera, cloves, elachi, bay leaves and cinnamon, fry until they splutter 
3. Add onion to it and stir everything fry until they get transparent maintain low flame
4. Add ginger garlic paste and turmeric powder to it and stir everything until raw smell goes out
5. Add palak paste for cook for 5 minutes and cook until raw smell goes out from the palak
6. Add soaked rice to the vessel and fry for 2 minutes 
7. Add water to it, salt as per taste and stir everything 
8. Add coriander powder and few coriander leaves 
9. Stir everything and cook for 2 minutes on high flame
10. Cook for 10 minutes in medium to low flame
11. Switch off the flame
12. That's it palak rice is ready to serve

Enjoy the tastyyummiest palak rice