Spinach / Palak Rice

Hi  Friends today i coming with Spinach rice.Its in Iron, fibre and spinach rice is one of the easy and healty recipe.Specially for the kids who doen't want to have green vegetables.For this recipe u need:-

Ingredients:-

Basmati rice- 3 cups
Spinach- 1 bunch (3 cups paste)
Onion-1 large (chopped)
Tomato-2 small(chopped)
Green Peas-1/2 cup
Green chillis-5 to 6 (acc to u r taste)
Caradamon-3 nos
Cloves-4 nos
Cinnamon sticks-3 nos
Bay leaf-3 nos
Star anise-1
Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Ginger/garlic paste-2 tsp
Oil-4 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water-spinach paste 3 cups +2 cups water

Method:-

Wash and cut the spinach.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan add 3 green chillis and spinach , cook till all water goes away from spinach and grind into a smooth paste using a blender..Keep aside.

Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan,add cinnamon,cloves,bay leaf , cumin seeds and caradomon, fry them for a minute.
Add green chillis and onions and fry till onions turn golden brown.

 Now add ginger/garilic paste fry for a minutes and add green peas fry for 2 minutes and now add  tomato pieces,turmeric powder and mix well cover and cook till tomatoes are done.

Now add spinach paste   let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes.Add rice fry for 3 minutes and pour2 cups of water ,put the salt per taste.

Close  the cooker and let it cook well.

Once the rice is all done serve with raitha.