Peas Palak Rice

Peas and palak are a delicious green veggie’s with lost of nutrients in it. They form a wonderful combo when added to a dish and makes the dish look more delicious .Thanks to Meenu anuty for sharing this delicious Rice variety 🙂 Click here for  her version 🙂

This is an simple and easy to make lunch box recipe which tastes yummy . You can have this rice with any raita and papad 🙂  Lets move on to this easy quick recipe.

Ingredients

1 cup  rice
1 bunch spinach chopped
1 cup peas 
1 onion chopped 
1 small Tomato
1 tsp cumin seeds 
1 green chilli (slit) 
1/2 tsp Red chilli pd
1/4 tsp Turmeric pd
1/2 tsp cumin pd
1 tbsp Lemon juice
1 tbsp oil 
salt to taste 

Method 

• Boil rice with salt and keep it aside. In a pan heat oil, add jeera and let it splutter. 
• Add onion and saute till they are translucent.

•  Add green chilli and chopped spinach and stir them well..After the spinach has reduce its volume add peas and saute them till they are cooked.

• Add red chilli pd, cumin pd, turmeric pd  and little salt as the rice already has salt. 
•  Mix well and cook till the raw smell of the masala’s goes off . Add lemon juice and mix again lightly. Finally add boiled rice and mix gently. 

• Don’t over mix them as the rice may break. Peas palak rice is ready to serve with raita.