Spinach Rice (Palak Rice) with Carrot Raita

Spinach Rice(Palak Rice)

Ingredients
Basmati Rice  - 2 Cup
Spinach   - 2 Cup
Onion   - 1 Large
Green Chilli  - 2
Ginger Garlic paste – 1 Tbls
Cinnamon – 1 large
Cloves – 4 to 6
Bay leaves – 1 or 2
Cardamon  - 3
Coriander leaves
Salt
Water

Preparation

• Cook rice and keep it aside (I usually add a little bit of salt while cooking).
• Blanch the spinach in boiling water for 10 - 12 minutes.
• Grind the spinach into a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom and Bay leaves and saute it.
• Add onion into it and saute well . Add the remaing salt into it.
• Add ginger garlic paste and saute well till the onion became translucent.
• Then add the spinach paste and saute well.
• Once it became thick and dry, add the cooked rice into it and mix well.
• Add Coriander leaves for garnishing.

Carrot Raita

Ingredients
Carrot  - 1 cup(Grated)
Green chilli  - 3 (Chopped)
Yogurt     - 1 1/2 Cup
Salt
Curry leaves

Preparation

• Take Carrot,Green chilli and Salt in bowl.Mix it well
• Then add Yogurt and curry leaves and mix again.
• Serve it with Spinach rice, Pulao, Ghee rice or Biriyani.

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