Saturday, February 18, 2012

Spinach-cheese rice

There is no hard & fast rule as to how much of each ingredient one wants to add.

I used
onion finely chopped 1
cauliflower cut 1 tbsp
carrot cut  2 tbsp
spinach chopped fine    1 cup
peas 1/4 cup
cheese grated  3-4 tbsp
green chilies 3 chopped fine
garlic 4 chopped fine
oil & ghee together 2 tbsp
salt to taste
chili flakes 1/2 tsp
cooked rice 1 cup
jeera/ cumin1 tsp

Method
Heat  oil & ghee in a heavy pan, add jeera/ cumin, once it crackles, add all the veges, chilies, garlic, except spinach with little salt, mix well.
cover & cook this till it is 3/4 done.
then add the spinach, mix well, let it all get cooked well, then add chili flakes, cheese, mix well.
add rice, salt to taste, remember that you've added little salt in the beginning, then cheese as salt, so add little less, mix well, let it simmer for some time. check for salt, if you need add more.
in case rice is too dry, sprinkle little water, mix well, as it helps to absorb all the flavours well.

this is a meal by itself, when you've with amla/gooseberry raita, as it helps to absorb the iron from spinach. Or you may have with any raita with some lime juice in it, or with lime pickle or amla pickle.

very healthy, simple meal.


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