Quick Palak Rice / Spinach Rice

            Today Day 7 last of Blogging Marathon under the theme, Easy Kids Lunch Box Recipe ~ Rice my recipe - Quick Palak Rice. This is another healthy n yummy rice recipe with palak / Spinach. Thank You Valli for this nice theme, so that i could able to produce some quick n healthy recipes n also get to know more rice varieties from other Marathoners. I really enjoyed doing with this theme, of the seven recipe this Palak rice was more loved by my kids. Even Yesterday also i made this palak rice for them. I served with Carrot Raitha but i forgot to take pictures of that carrot raitha, so will share you that in another post. But simple Curd itself tasted so good with this palak rice. Second time i tried with adding some garam masala powder to the rice that was also so good n spicy which like by my H. For kids the following recipe serves best. Do give it a try n let me know. Now to the recipe....

My other Easy Kids Lunch Box Rice Recipes posted for this BM:

Broccoli Jeera Rice
Coconut Rice With Podi
Sweet Corn Tomato Bath
Carrot Lemon Rice
Tofu Masala Rice
Sweet Corn Cilantro Rice
These rice recipes are done within 20 minutes.

Ingredients

1. Cooked Rice    1 and 1/2 cup
2. Spinach   1 cup(roughly chopped)
3. Onion   1 medium(sliced)
4. Tomato   1 medium(chopped)
5. Red Chilli powder    1 tsp
6. Turmeric powder    1/8 tsp
7. Sugar   a small pinch
8. Salt   to taste
9. Oil    1-2 tbsp
10. Mustard seeds    1/2 tsp
11. Cashew nut    2 tbsp

Method

• Wash n roughly chop spinach , then to a Microwave safe bowl, add spinach,a pinch of sugar n sprinkle few drops of water n microwave it for 2 minutes.

• Then cool it and grind it to a smooth paste n keep ready.

• Heat oil in a pan, add musatrd seeds wait till it pop n then add cashew nut n fry till light golden brown.
• And add sliced onions and saute it for 1-2 minutes.

• After that add tomato and saute till it turns soft and add chilli n turmeric powder and stir fry a minute.

• Now add the ground palak/spinach paste and stir fry for 2 minutes and add enough salt and fry well.

• After that add cooked rice and mix everything well and cook covered for a minute.
• Then give it a gentle mix and turn off the stove.
• That's it...Tasty n Healthy Quick Palak Rice is ready.

Notes: For tempering you can also add clove,cinnamon for more flavor n pulao like taste.
Along with cashew nuts peanuts can also be added.
Ginger garlic paste n other spices like garam masala powder can also included to this preparation if u want.

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