Palak Pulao
Ingredients
- ½ cup Basmati Rice
- 1½ cup Spinach Puree
- 2 Onion medium size, sliced
- 2 Tomato chopped
- 3 Potato cut into big pieces
- 4-5 Garlic Cloves fine chopped
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- ½ tsp Garam Masala
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 Cinnamon Stick small
- 1 Big Cardamom
- 3-4 Cloves
- 3-4 Pepper Corns
- Salt
- 2 cup Water
- 4 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice for 1/2 hour. After 1/2 hour sieve the water. Now take a pressure cooker.
- Put oil and let it heat. Once oil is hot enough add tej patta, cloves, cinnamon, pepper, cardamom and cumin.
- Let them sizzle and add chopped garlic. When the garlic turns pink add onions, potatoes and salt. Saute well and cook till onions are soft.
- Now add turmeric , chilli , coriander and garam masala powder. Mix everything well and add tomatoes.
- Add 2-3 tbsp of water , mix and cook till tomatoes are soft and mushy. Now add spinach puree and cook till gravy leaves oil.
- Now add rice and mix it with gravy and let cook it for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of water, check salt and take 1-2 whistles.
- After 2 whistles switch off the heat and let the cooker cool down before opening. Once cooker is cold open and gently fluff the rice.
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