Palak Rice

                                                                     Palak Rice                                                                     

Palak ( spinach) rice is a healthy lunch or dinner dish. It is  easy to make comfort food.


Ingredients:
2 cups basmati rice
2 bunches palak
2 onion
6 garlic pods
1" ginger
4-5 green chillies
1/4 cup pudina leaves (mint)
5 cloves
1"cinnamon stick
1 elachi (cardamom)
2 bay  leaves
2 table spoon oil
Salt to taste
Preparation:
1.Wash and soak basmati rice for an hour. Drain and keep aside.
2. Finely chop onion
3. Finely chop palak and pudina leaves
4. Grind to a paste, palak, pudina, ginger, garlic, green chilies, cinnamon, elachi and clove  adding little water
5. In a cooker heat oil and put the bay leaves and onion. Saute onion till becomes transparent.
6. Now put the ground palak mixture ,salt and saute for a minute.
7. Add the basmati rice and mix well.
8. Pour 21/2 cups of water and put on the cooker lid and cook for three whistle.
9. Serve palak rice with any raita.