PALAK RICE!

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A long sigh it is.... I skipped last month to post anything despite my piling up gallery :(

It's okay... nothing goes as planned... ever.... Life includes health which comes with its own challenges every now & then, with something of the other.... :/

Likewise.... This is about a recipe that I had planned as usual... but fortunately unfortunately ended up taking another course... 

Refrigerator had palak leaves (spinach leaves) for the love of palak paneer (Spinach & Cottage Cheese Curry) but by the time I was ready & picked up the bunch to prepare it was almost rotten... :( I had to literally pick a handful to go on only to realize that I did not have enough spinach pure for the prep....

Hence stopped in between to make something else out of it.... & I made Palak Rice for my brother's tiffin box.... & since the preparation was for palak paneer minus the paneer, it had to still taste good.... 😋 

So let's look into it the hows!

Ingredients

Palak - a big bunch

Paneer - 200/300 gms fine cubed

Oil - 1 tbsp

Butter - 2 tbsp

Cumin Seeds - 1 1/2 tsp

Garlic - finely chopped 1 1/2 tbsp

Green chilli - 2

Ginger - finely chopped 1 tbsp

Onion - 2 tbsp finely chopped

Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

Cumin Powder - 3/4 tsp

Method

1. Wash the leaves well & keep aside

2. In a utensil heat some water to blanch these leaves

3. Once blanched remove those leaves from the hot water & soak them ice cold water.... This step helps you retain the greenery in your preparation

4. After a minute remove it from the water squeezing out leftover water that is absorbed by the leaves

5. In a mixer grinder you would now grind the leaves into a smooth paste along with the green chillies with no additional water... 

6. In a wok heat the oil & add in the cumin seeds... allow them to splutter & then add in the butter...

7. Now add in the chopped garlic & fry until it changes color slightly.... Now add in the chopped ginger & stir fry for sometime & then add the chopped onions... Fry until it turns translucent...

8. Now add in the palak pure`& allow it to cook for sometime.... 3-4 minutes approximately

9. Now add in the red chilli powder + salt + cumin powder & stir fry...

(Disclaimer : Palak Pure pictures are taken from my previous post - Palak Paneer Prep)

10. Since the palak is already par cooked you need not cook it further cuz that is where you retain its taste...

11. Now add in the required amount of already cooked rice & mix it well... 

12. Best savored hot as I always say & believe.... but not always it does happen.... 

there isn't any heating option at the shop.. so he is forced to have a cold lunch always.... 

Nevertheless, it can be prepared for any occasion & time of the day.... Best relished with plain curd/Raita/Mixture.... Enjoy!

 

UNTIL NEXT, KEEP THE FAITH!!!