Spinach Rice
Recipe can be found @ Zesty South Indian Kitchen
What you need
Cooked rice: 4 cup ( I used Rosematta rice/ rice from Kerala)
Spinach: 6 cup (chopped into small pieces)
Onion:1 cup( finely chopped)
Cumin seeds: ½ teaspoon
Cumin powder: ½ teaspoon
Garam masala: ¼ teaspoon
Turmeric powder: ¼ teaspoon
Green chili: ¼ th of one ( I used Serrano pepper)
Chili powder: ½ teaspoon
Salt: ¾ teaspoon
Sugar: 1/8th teaspoon
Olive oil: 1 tablespoon
Ghee/ clarified butter: 1 tablespoon.
How I made
Wash the spinach in running water and chopped into finely and set aside.
Heat oil and ghee in a thick bottom pan add cumin seeds when they starts splutter add onion, green chilies and ¼ teaspoon of salt and fry until onion becomes translucent or change color it takes about 6 minutes. To this add chopped spinach, turmeric powder, sugar and rest of salt and cook for another 3 minutes or until spinach starts to wilt.
Once spinach is cooked add cumin powder, chili powder and garam masala and fry for 2 minutes. Finally add cooked rice to spinach spice mixture and mix everything so that spices and spinach gets coated with rice for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame.
Enjoy with yogurt and a pickle.