Saturday 17 January 2015

PALAK PULAO

During winter you get almost all the vegetables specially the fresh leafy vegetables.  I always prefer to make the leafy subzi  very simple without much spices and have it with curd rice.  

Spinach / palak is rich in folic acid, iron, zinc and antioxidant.   Spinach is packed with nutrients like antioxidants, Vitamins, omega 3 fatty acids and folic acid which are great for your heart. These nutrients will improve the blood flow in your body and prevent your arteries from getting blocked due to bad cholesterol.

Spinach has a very low glycaemic index, which makes it an excellent option for diabetics since it helps stabilize blood glucose levels. It is good for preventing diabetes too by preventing the dysfunction of beta cells that produce insulin. 

Spinach is rich in fibre which helps cure constipation. It also has other properties which helps cleanse, rebuild and renew your intestinal tract.





Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

1 bunch of spincah
1 cup rice
1 medium size onion
1/4 cup mutter
1/4 cup carrots chopped
2 green chilli
a small piece of ginger
2 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp coriander seeds (u can use coriander powder instead)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (cumin powder can be used)
3 cloves
1 pc dalchini
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp oil
1 bay leaf
salt to taste
turmeric powder.

Method:

Clean the palak, remove the stem and put it salt water for 15 minutes. wash thoroughly, keep aside.
pressure cook the rice, the grains should be separate.
dry roast the cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cloves and dalchini till you get a nice aroma, cool
grind together the spinach leaves, garlic cloves, ginger, green chilli and the roasted spices to a puree.
heat ghee and oil in kadai. add the bay leaf then add the puree and cook till it starts leaving the sides of the kadai.
add the red chilli powder, salt, rice and mix well till the rice is well coated with the puree.
cover and let it remain in the gas for 5 minutes.
switch off  gas serve hot with raita, papad, pickle.

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