Palak Peas Pulao Recipe – Simple Lunch Menu 2

For the second day, here is another simple meal plan. Spinach and peas pulao served with aloo methi roast, onion raitha and some cucumber slices. This is a really tasty and filling meal and you need to pat your back for adding greens in your kid’s diet with out any complaints from them. I have made it a habit of making Sruti eat greens by adding them in dishes where she will not find it bitter. This pulao is one such dish which gives a mild spinach taste and not at all bitter.

I normally make pulao in open pan and at the last stage of cooking add a simple dum to cook it perfectly. If you like to cook it in pressure cooker, then add water according to how you cook rice. For this pulao I used the mint chutney I had instead of making a spice paste. But I will give the spice paste ingredients in the recipe . If you have mint chutney, then skip the spice paste and add three tablespoons of the chutney. This again went as lunch box dish for Sruti last week. And she brought home empty box meaning she loved it. It is also very easy to put together. Nowadays I have started preferring different types of pulao to the rice gravy. As I prepare it early morning, it is so easy when compared to cooking rice and gravy separately. As Sruti also favours it, I try to send her pulao varieties at least twice a week.

Ingredients:

For The Spice Paste:

Coriander Leaves-a handful

Mint leaves-a handful

Garlic-2-3 pods

Ginger-a small piece

Green Chilly-4-5

Fennel Seeds-1 tsp

For The Pulao:

Palak – 2 bunches

Green Peas-1 cup

Oil-2 tbs

Onion-2

Clove-2-3

Cinnamon-1 stick

Red Chilly Powder-1 /2 tsp

Turmeric Powder-1/4 tsp

Salt-to taste

Ghee-2 tbs

Rice-1 1/2 cups

Procedure:

Grind all the ingredients given for the spice paste adding little water.

In a pan take the spinach and add 1/4 cup of water.

Heat it until spinach wilts and changes colour.

Remove from heat and using a blender blend it to make it soup like.

Measure the liquid.

In another pan bring the green peas along with water and cook for 10 minutes.

Remove from flame and drain water.

Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes. Drain water and set aside.

Heat oil in a pan and add oil.

When it is hot add the spices and when they crackle add the onion.

When the onions are golden, add the spice paste.

Sauté until it let out oil.

Now add the palak purée and water to the pan. The total amount of the water and purée must be 4 1/2 cups. If you are using pressure cooker, reduce water accordingly.

Add the turmeric powder, salt and red chilly powder.

When it starts boiling, add the green peas and drained rice.

Cook until 90% of the water is absorbed.

Add ghee and mix well.

Cover the pan with a foil and add lid.

Reduce flame to low and cook for further 10 minutes.

Switch off flame and let it set for another 10 minutes.

Serve hot along with raitha, cucumber slices and roast.

    Click on image for recipe

Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing this BM#61

Palak Peas Pulao Recipe

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Ingredients

  

For The Spice Paste

• Coriander Leaves-a handful
• Mint leaves-a handful
• Garlic-2-3 pods
• Ginger-a small piece
• Green Chilly-4-5
• Fennel Seeds-1 tsp

For The Pulao

• Palak - 2 bunches
• Green Peas-1 cup
• Oil-2 tbs
• Onion-2
• Clove-2-3
• Cinnamon-1 stick
• Red Chilly Powder-1 /2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder-1/4 tsp
• Salt-to taste
• Ghee-2 tbs
• Rice-1 1/2 cups

Instructions

 

Procedure

• Grind all the ingredients given for the spice paste adding little water.
• In a pan take the spinach and add 1/4 cup of water.
• Heat it until spinach wilts and changes colour.
• Remove from heat and using a blender blend it to make it soup like.
• Measure the liquid.
• In another pan bring the green peas along with water and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove from flame and drain water.
• Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes. Drain water and set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and add oil.
• When it is hot add the spices and when they crackle add the onion.
• When the onions are golden, add the spice paste.
• Sauté until it let out oil.
• Now add the palak purée and water to the pan. The total amount of the water and purée must be 4 1/2 cups. If you are using pressure cooker, reduce water accordingly.
• Add the turmeric powder, salt and red chilly powder.
• When it starts boiling, add the green peas and drained rice.
• Cook until 90% of the water is absorbed.
• Add ghee and mix well.
• Cover the pan with a foil and add lid.
• Reduce flame to low and cook for further 10 minutes.
• Switch off flame and let it set for another 10 minutes.
• Serve hot along with raitha, cucumber slices and roast.