Palak Pulao

Author    - Balasri Ramachandran

Category- Veg

Cuisine - Indian Lunch


Preparation Time - 15 Min
 
Cooking Time      - 30 Min


Serves                 - 3 to 4 people


Measurement    - 1 Cup is 250 ml

Ingredients Required:

Basmathi Rice	1 ½ cups
Palak Keerai	250 gram
Ghee	2 tblspn
Spices to temper	Bay leaves – 1; fennel seeds – 1 tspn; cumin seeds – 1tspn; cinnamon stick -1; poppy seeds – 1 tspn; star anise -1
Onion	1
Carrot	1
Green chilli	3
Ginger	1 inch piece
Garlic	3 to 4
Coriander leaves	1 handful
Mint leaves	1 handful
Gram masala	2 tspn
Lemon	1/2
Water	2 ½ cups
Salt	as required

Step by step with pictures:

Ingredients

Grind chilli, ginger and garlic into a coarse paste.

In a pressure cooker add 2 tblspn ghee

Add the whole spices.

Add onion

 Saute until it becomes transparent.

Add grated carrot and saute it.

Add the finely chopped palak keerai 

Saute it until it reduces in size.

Add finely chopped coriander and mint leaves and saute it.

Add the soaked rice; then 2 ½ cups of water; then lemon juice, salt and then garam masala powder.

Bring it to boil

Simmer the gas and close the lid and keep it in very low flame for 12 minutes and then switch off.

Open the lid of pressure cooker after 5 to 10 minutes to get fluffy non sticky pulao .

Palak pulao is ready to be served with raitha and egg fry.

Steps:

1.   Grind chilli, ginger and garlic into a coarse paste.

2.   Soak rice in water.

3.   In a pressure cooker add 2 tblspn ghee and then add the whole spices.

4.   Add onion and saute until it becomes transparent.

5.   Add Chilli Ginger Garlic paste and saute until the raw smell goes off.

6.   Add grated carrot and saute it.

7.   Add the finely chopped palak keerai and saute it until it reduces in size.

8.   Add finely chopped coriander and mint leaves and saute it.

9.   Add the soaked rice and then 2 ½ cups of water and then lemon juice.

10.Add garam masala powder , salt and allow it to boil.

11. Once the rice starts boiling; check for salt and if everything is  fine, simmer the gas and close the lid and keep it in very low flame for 12 minutes and then switch off.

12.Open the lid of pressure cooker after 5 to 10 minutes to get fluffy non sticky pulao .

13.Palak pulao is ready to be served with raitha and egg fry.

Do try this recipe and let me know your comments.