Ingredients

• 1 cup - basmati rice
• 1 cup - spinach leaves (wash and cut into small pieces)
• 2 - tomatoes (cut into pieces)
• 1 - green chilli
• 1/2 tsp - ginger-garlic paste
• 1/4 cup - peanuts (roasted)
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp - garam masala
• 2 tbsp - ghee
• salt to taste
• some grated - coconut and coriander leaves for garnishing

How to Make Palak-Tomato Pulav

• Grind spinach leaves, tomatoes, green chilly, ginger-garlic paste in a grinder or mixer and keep it in a bowl.
• Soak rice for 1 hour in a water and drain out the water.
• Take ghee in a cooker, heat it.
• Now add cumin seeds in it.
• When cumin seeds splutter, add the ground mixture and fry for 5 minutes.
• Add peanuts and rice.
• Again fry for 3-4 minutes, then add salt and garam masala and 2 cups of water.
• Cover cooker and cook up to 2 whistles.
• Place in a serving bowl and garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with curd or raitha.