Tuesday 11 October 2011

Palak pulao


Ingredients:
  • Palak – 1 bunch
  • Potatoes – 2 no.
  • Frozen peas – 1/4 cup
  • Onion – 1 big
  • Frozen green chillies – 5 no.
  • Rice – 3cups
  • water – 6 cups
  • Ginger – 1 tspn
  • Garlic – 1 Tbspn
  • Garam masala – 1 tbspn,
  • Curd – 2 tbspn
  • salt acc to taste
  • oil 2 tbspn
  • Jeera – 1 tspn
  • shahi jeera – 1 tspn
  • cloves – 2 no.
  • cinnamon – small piece
  • bay leaves – 2
  • Turmeric – A pinch

Recipe:
  1. Heat oil in pan, add cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, jeera ,shahi jeera..
  2. When jeera starts spluttering, add onions (cut lengthwise), chilli-ginger-garlic paste, salt and a pinch of turmeric
  3. Fry for about 7 min. 
  4. Now add cubed potatoes, peas. 
  5. saute it well for 5 min and then add chopped palak (spinach).
  6. When spinach is half cooked add 2 tbspn of curd n mix it well.
  7. Add 6 cups of water.
  8. Let the water boil..
  9. Once see the taste. 
  10. If u feel it to be less spicy then add garam masala to it.
  11. Now add 3 cups of rice and pressure cook it.
  12. Goes really well with Bhendi(Okra) Raita.
  13. Serve and enjoy the taste.



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