Palak Pulao

Ingredients:

1 Bunch of Spinach
2 onions
2 tbs green chilly-ginger-garlic paste
2 cups of Basmati rice
Salt to taste
1 carrot;
shredded 2 tbs ghee 1 clove
3-4 cashews cut in two halves



Method: 1. Cook the rice before hand and keep it aside 2. Cut Onions in to long strands as shown below 3. Wash Palak before using so as to remove dirt. Take a vessel and put water,salt and palak in to and boil for 5-7 minutes till the leaves become tender enough( This procedure is know as blanching - though not sure) 4. Grind the spinach and ginger + garlic paste and 2-3 green chilies together and form a thick paste. 5. Heat ghee in a thick bottom vessel, add Jeera and mustard seeds then add chopped onions and stir fry for 3 minutes. Add other ingredients such as cashews 6. Add thick palak paste,rice and little water. 7. Mix evenly and cook for 5-7 mins. 8. Dress it with shredded carrot to give a good colour combination