Palak Tulsi Chawal - पालक तुलसी चावल (Spinach and Basil Rice)

Hello Friends,

Here is a recipe, with a thought of just mixing few greens together with rice. I had frozen spinach at home and home grown basil leaves (which were ready to wilt, if not used soon). So, this is what I thought of making. Almost a one-pot meal with some raita.

Palak Tulsi Chawal - पालक तुलसी चावल (Spinach and Basil Rice)

Ingredients

Cooked White Rice - 2 cups

Palak (Spinach) - 2 cups, I used baby spinach as it is, feel free to chop them to desired size.

Meetha Tulsi (Basil) - 1.5 cups, feel free to adjust the quantity.

Onion - 1 cup, sliced or chopped, as you prefer

Tomatio - 1/4 cup, finely chopped

Green Chilies - 2, finely chopped (remember that basil is also spicy, somewhat)

Ginger - 1 tbsp, finely grated or ground

Garlic - 1 tbsp, finely chopped or grated or ground

Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Cumin Powder - 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Salt - as per taste

Preparation

• Take a non-stick pan and heat oil in it.
• Add mustard and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
• Add green chilies, onion, ginger and garlic and let them fry till onions turn translucent.
• Add tomatoes and all spices and fry for 2 more min.
• Now, add both spinach, basil and salt and cook covered till spinach wilts down.
• Fry uncovered for 2 more min.
• Add rice, mix everything well and fry for 2 more min before removing from heat.

Serving

Serve it warm with some raita or plain yogurt.

This goes to Veggie/Fruit A Month - Spinach event guest hosted by Reshmi and started by me.

That's all for now. Take care till next post.