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.