Palak Pulav/Spinach Pilaf(aromatic rice pilaf made with Indian spices and whole goodness of spinach)
Prep Time: 10 mins
CookingTime: 30 mins
Shelf Life – Best served fresh
Recipe Level: Easy/Beginner
Serving Suggestion: With raitha or any kind of curry.
- Spinach leaves/Palak – 1/2 bunch
- Basmathi Rice – 1 cup
- Tomato – 2
- Green Chilies -2
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
- Cumin powder – 1 tbsp
- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
- Garam Masala – 1/2 tbsp
- Chilli powder – tbsp
- Biryani Masala – 2 tbsp
- Bay Leaf – 1
- Black Cumin – 1 tbsp
- Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
- Green cardamom – 1
- Star anise – 1
- Oil – 3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Water – 1.5 cup
Fry the rice mixture for 5 min without getting it burnt.Add 1.5 to less than 2 cups of water and switch the flame to high.After 5 minutes reduce the flame to low and cook it for 15 min with a closed lid.Check the grains with a fork and then switch off the flame. Serve hot with raitha or eat as such!
SIRI’S NOTES:
- Soak the rice for at least an hour to reduce the cooking time.When soaked, make sure to use less water while cooking.This ensures that the grains remain intact and not mashed.
- If you prefer,you can use spinach puree instead of leaves but I prefer to leave the chopped leaves as such.
- Replace spinach with mint leaves to prepare Mint pilaf
wow very very inviting and delicious pulav π makes me hungry dear !! looks very tempting and fantastic clicks !!
Thanks Manju dear:)
looks tasty and yummy pulao……….!!
That is such a flavorful one pot dish.. Looks yumm!!
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wow so yummy and inviting siree… n interesting to make the spinach rice as like biryani… drooling here…
Beautiful pics Siri! Love it!
Delicious healthy pulao , love it
Delicious pulao.. love any kind of pulao ..
crisp and cute pic of tomato and spinach leaf:)
Spinach is one veggie that i love π
as always love the way u write:)
Just wow, wat an incredible combo..Love spinach and tomato in one post meal..drooling over that bowl of prefectly cooked pilaf.
Mouth watering…
This looks good!
wow…so flavorful and delicious preparation siri, pulao looks inviting, very delectable clicks dear..love it!
Delicious and healthy pilaf. Thank you so much for your lovely comments.
Even I love one pot meals, palak oilaf looks superb..
Beautiful pilaf wish we can get such young spinach leaves in India
love this flavourful one pot meal dear…ur clicks are gorgeous siri…simply superb one..
Healthy pulao,Yummy one pot recipe !
WISH I COULD EAT THIS RIGHT NOW
Lovely recipe…and looks very yum
healthy and delicious pulao
Beautiful pics,healthy and yummy one pot meal.
Healthy and delicious meal. Looks yumm. Lovely clicks
Tasty & flavorful pulao… Looks delicious & yum.
It turned out super good Siree. I like the picture with a tomato in black bg.
super tempting π
delicious pulav n super cute bowl dear!!!
very healthy one..love the clicks too!!
My fav n nice pics….love d presentation ..