Palak Rice or Palak Pulao

Palak rice is a very healthy and easy rice preparation which combines rice with the goodness of spinach. This is an awesome rice dish to eat by itself or in combination with any gravy or raita. It can also serve as an excellent lunch box or tiffin box option.

I have been very lucky that everyone in my family loves Palak. Whether it is a palak gravy like mutter palak or dal palak or dahi palak, or an appetizer like murg palak ke korme or  spinach corn tikki, we love it all. This is the first time I experimented with a rice recipe with palak. And again, it was liked by all.

Here is the step by step Palak Rice recipe with pictures:

Serves : 3-4
Preparation Time : 10 min
Cooking time : 15 min

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice: 1 cup
Cardamom: 2
Cloves: 2
Cinnamon: 1/2 inch piece
Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
Bay Leaf: 1
Ginger: 1/2 inch piece
Garlic: 2 cloves
Onion: 1 small
Spinach: 15 leaves
Green Chilies: 2 small
Green Peas: 1/2 cup
Salt: 1 tsp
Water: 2 and 1/4 cups

Method of Preparation:

1. Wash and soak rice in water for 1/2 hour.
2. Grind the ginger, garlic, onion, spinach and green chilies into a paste.

3. In a pan , heat oil. Add cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and Bay Leaf and stir fry briefly.
4. Add the ground palak paste and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add salt and green peas and mix well.

6. Add rice and water. Close lid and let cook till rice is completely cooked.

If you are looking for more such recipes using palak, you can find them here: Palak Recipes

For other vegetarian rice dishes, you can click here: Vegetarian Rice Dishes

Palak Rice

Palak Rice

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Palak rice is a very healthy and easy rice preparation which combines rice with the goodness of spinach.

Author: YourHungerStop

Recipe type: Main

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients

• Basmati Rice: 1 cup
• Cardamom: 2
• Cloves: 2
• Cinnamon: ½ inch piece
• Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
• Bay Leaf: 1
• Ginger: ½ inch piece
• Garlic: 2 cloves
• Onion: 1 small
• Spinach: 15 leaves
• Green Chilies: 2 small
• Green Peas: ½ cup
• Salt: 1 tsp
• Water: 2 and ¼ cups

Instructions

1. Wash and soak rice in water for ½ hour.
2. Grind the ginger, garlic, onion, spinach and green chilies into a paste.
3. In a pan , heat oil. Add cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and Bay Leaf and stir fry briefly.
4. Add the ground palak paste and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add salt and green peas and mix well.
6. Add rice and water. Close lid and let cook till rice is completely cooked.

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