A simple and healthy fried rice recipe packed with lots of veggie goodness and lots and lots of palak. One of the best ways to make your fussy toddler eat more spinach and veggies.
- Palak/Spinach 3 cups(fully packed)
- Carrots 1/4 cup(chopped)
- Beans 1/4 cup(chopped)
- Potatoes 1/4 cup(chopped)
- Onion 1/4 cup(chopped)
- Garlic 2 Tsp(chopped)
- Rice 2 Cups
- Water 4 Cups
- Ghee 1 tsp
- Oil 2 Tsp
- Cashews 10
- Jeera 1 Tsp
- Cinnamon 1/2 inch piece
- Cardamom 2
- Cloves 4
- Pepper powder 1Tsp
- Salt to taste
PROCEDURE
Cook 2cups of rice with 4 cups of water and a teaspoon of ghee and let it cool completely.
Mean while blanch the spinach and let it cool off.( i.e Add the spinach to boiling water and keep it for a minute and remove it and this is called blanching)
Finely chop the blanched spinach. You can also grind the spinach to a fine paste to give your dish a bright green color. My son doesn't like the green color so I prefer chopped spinach.
Chop the veggies as small as possible so that they cook in no time.
You can also microwave or blanch the veggies(carrots, beans, potatoes) to reduce the cooking time.
Heat oil in a large thick bottom pan.
Add the cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, jeera, cashews.
Fry on a very slow flame till the cashews turn golden brown.
Add the onions and garlic and fry till they are brown.
Now add the veggies.
Add enough salt. Cover and cook till the veggies become soft.
Add the palak(chopped/paste).
Fry for a few more minutes till the mixture is dry.
Add the cooked rice and toss well.
Finally add the pepper powder and mix.
Serve hot with any raita or curry.
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