Spinach Pilaf
Long grains of basmati rice cooked with spinach, spring onion and tempered with cumin seeds.
Ingredients:
- 240g Cold boiled rice
- 90g Baby spinach
- 2 Spring Onions
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 pinch Turmeric
- 2 Red dried chilli
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
Method:
1.Wash the spinach and chop it into very fine ribbons.2. Finely chop the spring onions both the white and the green parts.3. In a pan add the oil and wait for it to heat up.Once the oil is hot add the red chillies and cumin seeds and wait fro the cumin seeds to crackle and release flavour. 4. Add the spring onions and finely shredded spinach and saute for 2-3 minutes until the spinach wilts.5. Add the turmeric and salt to the spinach and mix well.6. Add the cold boiled rice to the pan and toss the rice and spinach mixture for 4-5 minutes on medium heat until all the rice grains are coated and flavoured with the spinach mixture.7. Transfer rice to a serving bowl.
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oooh! This looks great, I might try it! I have Crohn's Disease so I have to be careful with food, but stuff like Spinach is supposedly a "super food" for Crohn's! ^_^
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This looks yummy! I love putting spinach in my dishes but have never tried it with rice before. Can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds lovely, I'm always looking for different ways to cook rice so I'll have to give this a try :)
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever made a pilaf, no idea why because I love rice. This looks great for summer!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great way to sneak in some extra veg for the kids hehe x
ReplyDeleteOh, this sounds great. I love the addition of spinach here!
ReplyDeleteOh wow this sounds delicious - I do love a little bit of spinach. x
ReplyDeleteSounds gorgeous, and nice and simple to make too!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great and I use rice to hid veg for the mister ha x
ReplyDeleteOh I am so glad that you posted this. I am always on the look out for a more authentic accompaniment
ReplyDeleteMaking me feel hungry reading this - love spinach in curries.
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious. Adding spinach and green onions is a good way of making the rice tsty nd healthy.
ReplyDeleteA lovely clean, nutritious rice dish - must try it soon:-)
ReplyDeleteoh i do love your dishes always so fresh looking
ReplyDeleteThis looks lovely, much more aesthetic and tasty than plain boiled rice!
ReplyDeleteThis looks scrummy, love anything with a bit of spice to them
ReplyDeleteNice Nayna. We don't have rice often enough, but this is definitely more appealing than plain rice.
ReplyDeleteLoving this, SO much nicer than plan rice. Stumbled, tweeted and pinned.
ReplyDeleteYum, I absolutely love spinach and have never had it in rice before, what a great way to cook it. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteSimple and tasty!
ReplyDeleteLooks great. Did you chop the spinach with a knife or in a blender to get it so fine?
ReplyDeleteIt was baby spinach , I piled the leaves one on top another , rolled the pile into cigar shape and then finely chopped it Ryan, bit tedious but great results.You could just put it into a food processor if you wanted. but be careful you do not want spinach puree as it will tint rice green.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely looking pilau one to try
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to use up left over rice and I love cumin seeds ... win, win!
ReplyDeleteOOh that sounds tasty, I love rice - will give it a go.
ReplyDeleteI love how clean and fresh this rice looks - perfect on it's own or with a spicy curry.
ReplyDeleteLovely rish dsh.
ReplyDeleteSpinach Pilaf looks delicious!
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