Palak khichdi

 

Its November and winter has set in. Green leafy vegetables are available in plenty in this season. They are high in vitamins, fibre etc which are essential for the human body. So make use of it in this season.

A simple, easy and quick recipe yet tasty and green in colour.

A different and healthy touch to your  ususal khichdi

Ingredients

1. Palak Leaves                                               one small bunch
2. Rice                                                             1 cup
3. Mustard seeds                                             1 spoon
4. Dry red chillies                                             2-3 nos.
5. Green chillies                                               3-4 nos.
6. Ginger Garlic paster                                    1 spoon
7. Turmeric powder (haldi)                              ½ spoon
8. Curry leaves                                                8-10 nos.
9. Cooking oil                                                  2 spoon
10. Asafoetida (hing)                                         ¼ spoon
11. Salt to taste

Method

• Soak rice for an hour, wash it off properly and cook it till it is 90% done.
• Clean the palak leaves and blanch it  with a little salt added to it. Make a puree of this in a mixer jar.
• Heat oil in a wok, splatter mustard seeds, add curry leaves, dry red chillies, chopped green chillies, ginger-garlic paste, haldi powder, hing and mix it properly.
• Add palak puree  and stir for 1-2 mins and add salt to it.
• Finally add cooked rice into it and mix it well so that all the flavours of masalas and palak get into the rice.
• Cook for 2-3 mins and switch off the gas.
• And serve hot with kadhi, dahi or daal.

Note :

• This can be made in pressure cooker also. Add raw rice into the mixture in the cooler and  add required water and cook in pressure till 2 whistles.
• Coriander leaves and mint leaves can also be added in the palak puree for the extra taste.
• Blanch – boil water with a little salt and add the clean palak leaves into it, switch off the gas and remove them and wash in cold water, blanched leaves are ready to be pureed.