Spinach/ Palak Rice

I am unable to resist another entry to Monthly Mingle #33 - Ravishing Rice Recipes event at Edible Garden. We love Palak/ Spinach at home, and it features at least twice a week on the menu. In case I am too lazy to make Palak Paratha or Aloo Palak or Dal Palak or plain Palak subji, I make Palak Rice. The main advantage is I need not make any side dish separately to go with this; curd or papad or pickle or coconut chutney will go really well with it. What's more, if you have leftover rice, this is more easy to prepare.


To make the Palak Rice seen in the picture, you will need:

Rice - cooked - 2 cups 

Spinach/ Palak - chopped -4 cups

Onion - chopped - 1

Ginger - peeled and pounded - 1 tsp

Garlic - peeled and pounded - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds powder - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds powder - 1 tsp

Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp

Pepper - 1/4 tsp

Water - 1/2 cup (only if required)

Oil - 1 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Method:

• Keep cooked rice ready
  
• Heat oil in a pan and add the chopped onions, ginger and garlic
  
• Once the onions are cooked and light brown, add all powders except garam masala and pepper and stir well
  
• Add the chopped palak and mix well and leave to cook covered and on low flame for 3-5 minutes
  
• Palak will have given out water and at this stage, add the cooked rice, garam masala and pepper and mix well
  
• Keep on flame for another 3 minutes and turn off heat
  

Note: If you wish to add water to make the rice softer like I do, add water while adding the rice, and wait for the water to dry

Serve as is or with any of the options mentioned above

This is my second entry to Monthly Mingle #33 - Ravishing Rice Recipes event. Monthly Mingle is an event started by Meeta