Ingredients

• Basmati rice - 2 cups
• Spinach - 2 cups (finely chopped)
• Red chillies - 5
• Coriander seeds- 2 tbsp
• Coconut -1/2 cup
• Garlic - 4 flakes
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 2 tsp
• Onion - 2 large (1 chopped lengthwise)
• Water - 3 cups
• salt to taste
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - a few
• Cashewnuts (roasted in ghee) - a few

How to Make Plain Spinach Rice

• Wash the rice 2 or 3 times and soak it for 15 minutes in 3 cups of water. Pressure cook the rice with a little salt.
• Grind coconut, coriander seeds, red chillies, garlic, one chopped onion and coriander leaves to a paste.
• Add 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal and fry the other chopped onion until golden brown.
• Then, add the spinach to it. Close and cook for 5 minutes.
• Once cooked, add the ground paste, chopped spinach and salt. Mix thoroughly.
• Add this to the cooked rice. Add ghee and mix well.
• Garnish with cashewnuts.