Healthy and Easy Spinach Rice (Palak Khichadi)

Healthy and tasty option for dinner..........

हि पाककृती मराठीतून वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा.  

Ingredients:

• Rice- 1 cup (Not necessary to use Basmati rice, use your daily used rice. I used here unpolished rice which is more healthy.)
• Split green gram (Mung Dal)- ½ cup
• Peanuts- ¼ cup (If you like peanuts, use more upto ½ cup)
• Spinach, chopped- 3 cups (or 1 small bunch)
• Onion, chopped- ¾ cup (1 large)
• Tomatoes, chopped- ½ cup (1 med.)
• Garlic, crushed or finelly chopped -  6 cloves
• Mustered seeds- ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
• Asafetida (Hing)- ¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
• Chilly powder or Homemade (gharguti) masala- 2 tsp
• Goda masala- 2 tsp
• Salt- to taste
• Oil – 3 tbsp
• Hot water- approx 2  ½ to 3 cups (depends your rice quality)
• Frsh coconut, scrapped- ¼ cup (for garnishing)
• Desi Ghee or Sajuk Tup (Clarified butter) -  as required (optional)

Method:

• Sock peanuts in water for atleast 1 hour. 
• Separate the spinach leaves from the stem. Wash and chop the leaves. Use the tender stems.
• Wash rice, mung dal  properly, drain and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a casserole. Add mustered seeds. When they will start pooped,  add cumin seeds, garlic and onion. 
• When onion turns pink, add turmeric powder, hing, chilly powder and sauté for a while. 
• Add tomato, spinach, groundnuts and goda masala. Sauté for a minute. 
• Add rice and dal. Add hot water as required. Cover and cook simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or till cooked. You can also make  this rice in pressure cooker. 
• Before serving, if you like, add some ghee on rice.
• Garnish with grated coconut. Serve hot with any type of salad and papad.

Tip: You can use any other leafy vegetable like Methi (Fenugreek) etc.