Spinach Rice is a quick, healthy one-pot meal loaded with proteins, fibers, carbs and vitamins all-in-one pot .It is known as Palak Rice or Palak Pulao in Hindi (Palak=Spinach).Takes less than 30 min to prepare.It is perfect for lunch boxes, that your kids and your family would love to have it.
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF SPINACH
- Spinach is a superfood. It is loaded with tons of nutrients, high levels of vitamins K and A, protein, iron and minerals.
- Spinach improves athletic performance, reduce cholesterol levels, and lessen the risk of heart disease.
- Spinach is important for skin, hair, and bone health.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH SPINACH RICE?
Spinach Rice can be served with any lentil or beans curry or also just serve this with a side of yogurt or raita.
VARIATIONS
1. You can replace basmati rice with quinoa or millets.Follow the same steps but only cooking times will vary.
2. You can also add canned or cooked Chickpeas(garbanzo beans) or cubed Paneer (cottage cheese) or tofu in this rice for extra protein.
3. You can also add other vegetables like carrot ,beans.
4. This dish will be more flavor-full when you cook with ghee.But vegans can simply use coconut or olive or any oil.
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How To Make Instant Pot Spinach Rice|Palak Rice Step By Step
1.Press SAUTE mode on Instant Pot. Add oil and once it’s hot, add whole spices, cumin and cashew-nuts. Saute till cashew nuts turn light brown in color.
2.Then add sliced onions, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies .Saute for 2-3 minutes until they turn soft and light brown in color – stir regularly.
3.Then add tomatoes.cook for 2 minutes till they turn soft.
4.Add spinach leaves, green peas cook till the leaves wilt.
5.Add rinsed Basmati Rice, water, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, coriander leaves, lime juice and give a stir .
6.Close the lid on the pot, and turn valve from VENTING to SEALING position.
7.Press CANCEL button on Instant Pot.Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK button (High Pressure) and set timer to 6 minutes.
8.Wait for Natural Pressure Release(NPR).BE CAREFUL OF THE HOT STEAM.Remove lid away from you,Mix well.
9.Spinach Rice is ready.Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.
Stove-top Recipe
I have prepared this dish in my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT. But you can make this recipe easily on the stove-top too. Here’s how:
- Heat a heavy bottom pan on medium flame, Add oil and once it’s hot, add whole spices, cumin and cashew-nuts.
- Saute till cashew nuts turn light brown in color.
- Then add sliced onions, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies .Saute for 2-3 minutes until they turn soft and light brown in color – stir regularly.
- Then add tomatoes.cook for 2 minutes till they turn soft.
- Add spinach leaves, green peas cook till the leaves wilt
- Add rinsed Basmati Rice, water, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, coriander leaves,lime juice and give a stir .
- Close the lid , cook on medium-low flame for 10-15 minutes till rice is cooked well.
- After 10 mins Fluff up the rice gently.
- Spinach Rice is ready.Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.
Looking for more Instant Pot Recipes? Try my recipes for Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Pasta or Instant Pot Mushroom Masala . For more Indian Instant Pot recipes check my Instant Pot Recipe Index Page.
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Easy and healthy one pot rice dish
- 1 cup basmati rice rinsed and drained
- 2-3 cups fresh spinach/palak
- 1/2 cup green peas
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 medium tomato chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger-garlic
- 2-3 green chillies chopped
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 bayleaf
- 2 cardamom
- 2-3 cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin/jeera
- 6-7 cashew-nuts
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 1.5 cups water
- 2 tablespoon oil
- salt
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Press saute mode on Instant Pot. Add oil and once it’s hot, add whole spices, cumin and cashew-nuts.
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Saute till cashew nuts turn light brown in color.
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Then add sliced onions,ginger-garlic paste,green chillies .Saute for 2-3 minutes until they turn soft and light brown in color – stir regularly.
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Then add tomatoes.cook for 2 minutes till they turn soft.
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Add spinach leaves,green peas cook till the leaves wilt.
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Add rinsed Basmati Rice,water,turmeric powder,garam masala powder,coriander powder,coriander leaves,lime juice and give a stir .
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Close the lid on the pot, and turn valve from VENTING to SEALING position.
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Press CANCEL button on Instant Pot.Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK button (High Pressure) and set timer to 6 minutes
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Wait for Natural Pressure Release(NPR).BE CAREFUL OF THE HOT STEAM
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Remove lid away from you,Mix well
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Spinach Rice is ready.Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.
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Heat a pressure cooker with oil on medium flame, Add oil and once it’s hot, add whole spices, cumin and cashew-nuts.
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Saute till cashew nuts turn light brown in color.
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Then add sliced onions,ginger-garlic paste,green chillies .Saute for 2-3 minutes until they turn soft and light brown in color – stir regularly.
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Then add tomatoes.cook for 2 minutes till they turn soft.
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Add spinach leaves,green peas cook till the leaves wilt
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Add rinsed Basmati Rice,water,turmeric powder,garam masala powder,coriander powder,coriander leaves,lime juice and give a stir .
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Close the lid place a whistle and cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.
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After 10 mins Fluff up the rice gently.
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Spinach Rice is ready.Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.
1.You can add some veggies like carrot, beans to this as well.
2.You can add ghee instead of oil to make it more flavorful.
3.I have prepared this dish in my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT.
Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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Hi Rashmi
Please check out latest Potato Biryani recipe from my blog.Thanks for the support.
Hi I like the recipe 😊
But I just have one doubt – I cook regular plain in 3 minutes pressure cook. Wont the rice be over cooked if I keep it for 6 minutes? Even when I make tomato rice I pressure cook for 3 minutes.
Shall I go ahead and do the same for palak rice too or is there a reason why it has to be cooked for 6 minutes? Please suggest.
Thank you😊
Hi Sanjana
sorry for the late reply.i usually like to cook all my rice dishes for 6 minutes.when i am usually in a hurry i do a quick release.so 6 minutes works perfect.
I made this tonight and it turned out Lip smacking delicious. 😋😋😋 perfect water measurements and got fluffy rice.
Thank you isha happy to hear you like the recipe ,please do try my other instant pot recipes.
It was delicious. Made it for my son’s lunch box and he loved it. Thank you!
@nina :welcome.Checkout for more kids lunch box recipes https://www.indianveggiedelight.com/28-healthy-kids-lunch-box-recipes/