SPINACH RICE (KEERAI SAADHAM)

This is my most favourite rice, our lunch is not completed without greens in my mom's house.It in one of the vegetable prepared for lunch everyday at home. I love having this rice with gingerly oil. It gives a unique flavour and aroma.  

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INGREDIENTS:

Spinach/Palak - 2 cups (finely chopped)
Red Chillies - 2 
Green chillies - 2
Onion -10 nos( small) or 1 big 
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp 
Channa dal - 1 tsp 
Jeera - 1 tsp
Salt to taste 
Grated coconut - 3 tbsps 
Gingelly oil - 3 tbsps or even more according to your preference. 
Cooked Rice - 1 cup

METHOD OF PREPARATION: 

1) Heat 1 tsp of oil in a kadai. Once hot ,add mustard seeds, jeera, channa dal, green and red chillies.





2) When it splutters, add grated coconut and onion to it and saute well till the raw smell leaves.



3) Then, add the greens. Sprinkle little water. Cover with a lid and cook for 3 minutes. Add salt and turmeric powder, mix it well.



4) Finally, mix cooked rice to it and mix it well. Leave in slow flame, add 2 tbsps of gingerly oil before removing from the flame.



Serve hot with Fryums/ Pappad.

Linking it up with Gayathri's Down through memory lane event  , hosted by Archana





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