MAKING OF PALAK PULAO Add oil in pressure cooker. Put cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add roughly chopped onion and cook it till turns brown. Now add spinach …
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To begin making the Spinach Rice Recipe (Palak Pulao), heat oil in a heavy bottom pan over medium heat. Add cumin seeds, grated ginger and sauté for a few seconds. Stir in the tomatoes, turmeric powder and saute until the tomatoes have softened. Once the tomatoes have softened, stir in the chopped spinach and salt.
The rice tastes good on its own even without the addition of any veggies. The second method is a one pot palak rice, where the spices are tempered and then spinach is sautéed. To this rice and water is added and cooked in one go. You can either use a pressure cooker or a pot for this method.
once the palak leaves are cooked, add peas and fry till the peas are cooked. finally, add cooked rice and salt to taste. mix well without breaking rice grains. cook for a minute. finally, serve palak pulao with raita or as it is.
1. rinse 1 cup basmati rice till the water runs clear of starch. then soak the rice grains in enough water for 30 minutes. later drain and keep aside. 2. when the rice is soaking, rinse the spinach leaves very well and roughly chop them. you will need 3 cups roughly chopped spinach.