Palak Pulao
About Palak Pulao
Palak Pulao is an easy nutritious one pot meal. This could be a very good option for the lunch box. We normally add palak to our dal or prepare palak paneer, now here is another way to include palak into your diet.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice
- 11/2 cup Palak tightly packed
- 1-2 cashews 8 to 10
- 2 tbsp Desi Ghee
- 2 tbsp Refined Oil
- 1-2 tsp Salt or as per taste
- 1 Onion chopped big
- 1/2 tsp Garlic chopped
- 11/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 2 cloves - 2
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 Cardamom or
- 1 Green Chillies optional
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Instructions
- Clean and wash the palak leaves and blanch them for few minutes.
- Drain the water and take the leaves in a blender and make smooth green puree.
- Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon ghee and roast the cashew nuts and keep them aside.
- Now add the remaining ghee and refined oil in pan.
- Add bay-leaf, cardamom, clove and cinnamon into the pan.
- Next add chopped onions and garlic and fry till they are translucent in nature.
- Add cumin powder, coriander powder and salt taste. Mix them well.
- Now add the palak puree and cook until the raw smell is gone.
- Finally add the soaked rice and mixed with all the masalas.
- Add water (approximately 2 1/2 cup) and cook until the rice is done.
- When the water is almost dried add the fried cashew nuts and serve hot.
Recipe Notes
Add the water almost double the rice or little more than that depending on the rice quality.
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Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for the recipe.
Looks so appetizing! Thank you for posting.
This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing.
I’m thrilled to try this recipe!