Spinach Kofta Pulav | Spinach Rice | RinkusRasoi

Ingredients:

Chopped Spinach     3 cups

Cooked Rice    2 cups

Onion        1 Medium Size

Capsicum (different color ½ cups)

Tomato Diced 2 small

Garlic Paste    1 tea spoon

Ginger Paste    1 tea spoon

Green Chili paste    1 tea spoon

Bay leaf        2-3 pieces

Cloves        3-4 pieces

Black peppercorn    4-5

Cinnamon     1 small stick

Cumin seeds    1 tea spoon

Baking soda    pinch

Salt to taste

 For Koftas:

Spinach Puree 2 TB spoon

Bread 2 slice

Ginger past 1 tea spoon

Green chili paste 1 tea spoon

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method:

To make Koftas:

1.     Remove the sides of the bread slice.

2.     Crumble bread by hand.

3.     Add spinach puree, salt, green chili and ginger paste.

4.     Mix everything together and fry small kofta in a hot oil on a medium heat.

For Rice:

1.     Boil spinach in hot water for 1 min. Add pinch of baking soda into water ( so spinach will stay green)

2.     Drain the hot water and transfer spinach in ice cold water. leave it for 1 min in cold water.

3.     Remove spinach from water and make paste in blender.

4.     Take out 2 TB spoon spinach puree on the side for Koftas.

5.     Heat 2 Tb spoon oil in a pan and add cumin seed, bay leaf, cloves, peppercorn and cinnamon.

6.     Now add ginger, garlic and green chili paste.

7.     Let the cumin splutter then diced tomato and capsicum and let it cook for few minutes.

8.     Now add spinach puree and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes. (Don’t overcook it otherwise spinach will change the color)

9.     Now add rice into the spinach gravy and mix very gently. Make sure to mix it very well.

10. Cook for 2-3 minutes when it is ready to serve add koftas and mix everything together and serve hot with Kadhi or Yogurt.