Spinach Pulao

10 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch fresh spinach leaves, cleaned,washed,drained and roughly shredded
  • 1 cup long-grain basmati rice, washed and soaked in
  • 3 cups water, for 30 minutes and drained
  • 1 inch fresh ginger, washed,peeled and chopped
  • 4 -5 spring onions, washed,ends trimmed and cut into rounds
  • 3 -4 stalks green onions, washed,ends trimmed and chopped into rounds
  • 2 green chilies, washed,ends trimmed and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seed
  • salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat oil in a pot.
  2. 2
    Add cumin seeds and allow to crackle.
  3. 3
    Once they stop crackling, add green chillies.
  4. 4
    Stir-fry for a minute.
  5. 5
    Add ginger and spring onions.
  6. 6
    Saute for 2 minutes.
  7. 7
    Stir in rice and saute for 3 minutes.
  8. 8
    Mix in 3 cups of water and salt.
  9. 9
    Then, stir in the chopped spring onion greens.
  10. 10
    Bring to a boil.
  11. 11
    Lower flame, add spinach and mix well.
  12. 12
    Cover and cook on high heat for 2 minutes.
  13. 13
    Lower flame and cook till all the water has been absorbed by the rice and the rice is cooked.
  14. 14
    Serve hot with plain low-fat yogurt on the side.
  15. 15
    Enjoy!

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