Pressure Cooker Spinach Palak Pulao

Ingredients

• White rice

  Long-grain, regular, raw, enriched

  1 cup or 185g

• Spinach

  Raw

  3 cup or 90g

• Green peppers

  Hot chili, raw

  ⅓ cup, chopped or diced or 50g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 6g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 clove or 9g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Bay leaf

  Spices

  1 tbsp, crumbled or 2g

• Cloves

  Spices, ground

  3 ⅛ tsp or 7g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 8g

• Cardamom

  Spices

  1 tbsp, ground or 6g

• Nutmeg

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 7g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 tsp, whole or 2g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 ⁷⁄₁₆ medium or 160g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 cup or 237g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Lemon juice

  Canned or bottled

  1 tsp or 5g

Directions

1. Rinse 1 cup basmati rice until the water runs clear of starch. then soak the rice grains in enough water for 30 minutes. later drain and keep aside.
2. When the rice is soaking, rinse the spinach leaves very well and chop them. you will need 3 cups roughly chopped spinach. Now add the spinach leaves in a blender or grinder jar. Add 1 to 3 green chilies, ½ inch ginger and 3 to 4 garlic cloves (all chopped). Blend to a smooth purée. Keep covered and set aside.
3. In a pressure cooker, heat 2 tbsp oil. add the following spices and sauté them until they splutter: 1 tej patta or indian bay leaf, 3 to 4 cloves, ½ inch cinnamon, 2 green cardamoms, 1 mace strand (nutmeg), and 1 tsp cumin seeds. Next add ⅓ cup thinly sliced onions. stir and sauté the onions until light golden or golden.
4. Add the spinach purée. stir and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes on a low flame. Add the rice and mix rice very well. Add salt and water. 1 cup water gives an al dente rice. for a softer texture in the rice you can add 1.25 cups water. Stir very well and add lemon juice.
5. Cover and pressure cook for 8 to 9 minutes or 2 to 3 whistles. When the pressure falls down in the cooker on its own, then remove the lid and gently fluff the rice.
6. Serve palak pulao hot with a side salad or pickle or raita. Enjoy!