Aug 4, 2006

Spinach Rice

Ingredients
1 cup Rice
2 tsp Butter
5 cloves
4 cardmom
1" cinnamon
1 medium onion,chopped
4 green chilli, finely chopped
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 tomatoes, chopped.
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
100 gms frozen spinach or fresh spinach
15 cashew, optional
1 small carrot, optional
½ cup peas, optional
2 cups water
salt to taste

Method
1.In a pressure cooker heat butter put in the cloves, cardmom, cinnamon, cashews.
2.Once they start spluttering add onions, chilli and ginger garlic paste.
3.Fry till onion is light brown.
4.Add tomatoes and cook for about 5 min.
5.Add cumin and coriander powder and cook for 2 min
6.Add rice to it and stir well to combine.
7.Then add carrot, peas, spinach, salt and water.
8.Take off the heat after 3 whistles.
Serve hot with Raita or any Gravy curry.

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