Spinach Masala Rice – Complete Planned Meal
- 28
- April
- 2010
Palak Masale Bhath:
Pasalai Keerai + Podi Saadham.
Ingredients:
To Be Toasted Each Separately And Powdered Togather:
Coriander seeds 2 spoons
Chana dal 2 spoons
Urad dal 2 spoons
Dry red chilies 6
Fenugreek seeds 1-2 spoons
Whole black pepper 1 spoon
Cinnamon 2 sticks
Cloves 3
Cumin seeds 1 spoon
Dry coconut grated 1/4 cup
Black Sesame seeds 2 spoons
Asafoetida.
For Rice:
Long Grained Rice/Basmathi 1 cup
Ghee few spoons
Salt
For Pan-Frying:
Spinach leaves 2 bowl full
Salt
Ghee few spoons.
For Sesonning:
Ghee few spoons
Mustard 1/2 spoon
Chana + Urid dal 2 spoons
Cumin 1/2 spoon
Asafoetida 1/2 spoon
Curry leaves few
Dry redchilies 3.
Method:
In a pressure cooker, cook rice along with salt and few spoons of ghee. When it is done…spread the rice in a wide tray. Fluff the rice with fork. Allow this to cool down to room temperature.
In a wide, heavy bottomed skillet, heat oil. Stir-in the greens…add salt + turmeric. Fry them till they are tender.
Now add powderd spices too. Let them get fried well. When the raw smell of the spices is gone and oil shows up on sides, remove from heat.
Now mix this spicy spinach with rice. Let the rice get well coated with oil and spices.
In a separate pan, heat ghee. Add sesonning ingredeients one by one. Wait till they pop and splutter.Now run this sesonning over the rice. Mix them once again thoroughly.
Serve warm as a main dish for lunch/dinner. Enjoy!
Masala rice looks incredible, healthy rice makes me hungry..
Looks awesome. I usually grind the spinach. will try this.
Very healthy and spicy .
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Colorful and yummy dish..very healthy too…Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe!!
This may sounds strange Malar, I too made the exact rice for lunch today! although I added pureed spinach instead of chopping and adding them, the masalas I used are also almost the same
I think its time for same pinch then 
Malar,
I like the spinach podi sadam very much. Your version is really good.
Malar, very good way of putting greens in the rice. I will try it next time.
Looks yummy. Its new to me.. Defiantly gonna try soon.
Wow! what a healthy and colourful rice..love this recipe..thank you so much for sharing..
Wow!! Spinach is my favorite, and this makes me hungry , DELICIOUS:-)
Very happy to follow u. bco’z i get to try more and more recipe’s from my blogger friend’s…
I like spinach rice a lot.. the taste is mild but trully comforting
masala rice looks so delicious. love the concept of adding spinach to it.. yummy and healthy.
Very healthy and delicious recipe.
Hey Malar.. My, my.. many dishes here in the past few days! They all look delicious! Cheers and happy cooking!
i love this masala rice and make it with pureed spinach…
just need a bowl of curds with it ..
Healthy and full of flavours, love the ingredients used…surely would be great to have it anytime…
What a lovely recipe! With spinach, this rice must taste so delicious!
Cheers
I love spinach in my diet always…. And since very long time I have been aspiring to incorporate spinach in my rice..meaning along with the rice prep, by itself…. like yours… but never have till date… Your prep looks real yum!!!!! Very healthy too……. but obvious!!!
Ash….
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
arumayana variety rice!
I love spinach and rice looks tasty and healthy.
A healthy dish with spinach looks delicious.
drooling recipe:)
Sounds very nice ,appetizing Malar,have to try out this complete planned food
Very healthy and delicious recipe…love the concept of using spinach and the ingredients of podi..seems the podi can be made in batches and stored..
Thanks for the recipe
im loving the combination of coconut, sesame and spinach!
love this one…i add coconut milk in place of coconut…shall try ur version!
Healthy variety rice, looks tempting and delicious.
simple and healthy recipe..thanks for sharing!!!
i love this rice and make it often… makes me feel like i m eating healthy!