Recipe Details

Instructions

1. 1
   Soak the rice for half an hour. Drain and keep aside.
2. 2
   Roughly chop the palak and coriander leaves. Grind them to a smooth paste, along with the green chillies.
3. 3
   Slice the onions and keep aside half of it to fry and use for garnish later.
4. 4
   Chop the tomatoes finely.
5. 5
   Heat the oil in a pan. Add the cloves, cinnamon and cardamom.
6. 6
   Add half the onions and saute until light brown.
7. 7
   Add the ginger garlic paste and fry again for another minute.
8. 8
   Add the dry powders, along with the tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are soft and pulpy.
9. 9
   Pour in the ground spinach paste and fry well until almost dry.
10. 10
    Add the rice along with salt and 1 3/4 cup of water. Cover and bring to a boil.
11. 11
    Lower the flame and cook until the rice is done.
12. 12
    Garnish with fried onions and cashew nuts. Serve hot with a raita of your choice.