Spinach Rice
(from ABCDCooking’s recipe box)
Source: Nalini Nadig
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Entree
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked Basmati rice
- 8 oz frozen chopped spinach, or 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 1/8 tsp fenugreek seeds (Methi seeds)
- 1/8 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 dried red chili pepper
- 1 tsp sambaar pudi or palia pudi
- 4 curry leaves
- 2 tbsp cashews
- 1 tsp tamarind paste, or 2 tsp. lemon juice
Directions
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Cook spinach in microwave, squeeze out excess water.
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Make ogernai by heating oil over medium-high heat and adding mustard seeds, allow to pop. Add red chili, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.
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Add spinach and tamarind paste and sambaar pudi or palia pudi
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Add salt to taste, 1-2 tsp.
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Once cooked through, blend spinach mixture with cooked rice.