Spinach and Asian food are inseparable. I am sure each Indian lunch box can tell a different recipe for this humble spinach. I mix rice and the spinach to make a kind of 'variety rice'. I like this recipe very much because of its simplicity and lesser time consumption. Here goes the recipe.
Any greens / Spinach - 1 small bunch.
(Any keerai like thandu keerai, mulai keerai, muringa keerai, pasali keerai,ponnan kanni keerai, arakeerai, sirukeerai etc)
Green chilly - 2
onion - 1/2 cup
garlic - 2 cloves
cumin - 1/2 tsp
shredded coconut - 2 tbsp (optional)
mustard - 1/2 tsp
sesame oil - 1 tsp
ghee - 1/2 tsp (optional)
salt - to taste
Bring to boil some 3 cups of water. Wash and add the rice to the boiling water. Put a pinch of salt and reduce the flame. Let it cook. After the rice gets cooked, strain and remove the water.
Keep the cooked rice aside. We can cook the rice in pressure cooker or rice cooker also. But I prefer the above method to prepare any 'variety rice', as it will yield very separate grains.
Heat oil in a wok. Let the mustard crackle. Then add the chopped onion, chilly, garlic and fry till the onion becomes soft.
Then add the finely chopped greens and stir fry. Don't close the vessel. Sprinkle a little water if necessary. After it gets cooked and almost dry (in 5 minutes), Switch off, add the salt, shredded coconut and cumin seeds. Mix this with the cooked rice along with a tsp of ghee.
Mix well and serve.
Serve with any spicy side dish like brinjal fry or cauliflower fry.
Serves 2.
Keerai saatham served with cauliflower stir fry. |
Ingredients:
Rice - 3/4 cupAny greens / Spinach - 1 small bunch.
(Any keerai like thandu keerai, mulai keerai, muringa keerai, pasali keerai,ponnan kanni keerai, arakeerai, sirukeerai etc)
Green chilly - 2
onion - 1/2 cup
garlic - 2 cloves
cumin - 1/2 tsp
shredded coconut - 2 tbsp (optional)
mustard - 1/2 tsp
sesame oil - 1 tsp
ghee - 1/2 tsp (optional)
salt - to taste
Rice:
Take the rice lesser than we normally consume, as the spinach makes a good filler in this recipe.Bring to boil some 3 cups of water. Wash and add the rice to the boiling water. Put a pinch of salt and reduce the flame. Let it cook. After the rice gets cooked, strain and remove the water.
Keep the cooked rice aside. We can cook the rice in pressure cooker or rice cooker also. But I prefer the above method to prepare any 'variety rice', as it will yield very separate grains.
Method:
Carefully clean the greens and put them in a broad vessel. Wash thrice or more times to remove all dirt. Drain water and chop finely.Heat oil in a wok. Let the mustard crackle. Then add the chopped onion, chilly, garlic and fry till the onion becomes soft.
Then add the finely chopped greens and stir fry. Don't close the vessel. Sprinkle a little water if necessary. After it gets cooked and almost dry (in 5 minutes), Switch off, add the salt, shredded coconut and cumin seeds. Mix this with the cooked rice along with a tsp of ghee.
Mix well and serve.
Serving suggestion:
This can be prepared for lunch box. Don't add coconut during hot weather in packed foods. Serve with any spicy side dish like brinjal fry or cauliflower fry.
Serves 2.
18 comments:
Gud one will def try this ..
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Healthy and delicious rice,looks so inviting.
Very comforting and healthy food...
Healthy and delicious rice.
Such a healthy and yummy rice,love it..
great recipe, never made spinach like this other than paruppu keerai.Gonna make it for lunch box tomorrow
great recipe, never made spinach like this other than paruppu keerai.Gonna make it for lunch box tomorrow
Spinach rice looks delicious Viki. i have friend she used to make it more often. love them.
Spinach with Rice looks to be as a wonderful and healthy combination. Looks delicious.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
healthy delicious rice :)
Looks wonderful! Healthy & nice flavor combination!
looks delicious,i usually do it in a different way...loved your version too...
tempting and new to me .healthy rice
The rice looks very healthy and nutritious. Very nice.
Delicious and healhty rice.
Healthy and delicious rice.
I am a big time eggplant lover, this dish looks so yummy.. Very nicely done..
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