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Instant Pot Spinach Rice| Palak Rice|Palak Pulao

Palak Pulao is a quick and healthy filled with greens, beans and carbohydrates all-in-one pot . It is healthy and full of proteins, fibers and vitamins and perfect for lunch boxes, that your kids and your family would love to have it.

I have prepared this dish in my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT

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You can also try my other INSTANT POT Rice recipes like

• Instant Pot Potato/Aloo Biryani

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Instant Pot Spinach Rice| Palak Rice

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

6 mins

Total Time

16 mins

 

Easy and healthy one pot rice dish

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: instant pot, spinach rice

Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 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

Instructions

1. Press saute mode on Instant Pot. Add oil and once it's hot, add whole spices, cumin and cashew-nuts.
2. Saute till cashew nuts turn light brown in color.
3. 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.
4. Then add tomatoes.cook for 2 minutes till they turn soft.
5. Add spinach leaves,green peas cook till the leaves wilt.
6. Add rinsed Basmati Rice,water,turmeric powder,garam masala powder,coriander powder,coriander leaves,lime juice and give a stir .
7. Close the lid on the pot, and turn valve from VENTING to SEALING position.
8. Press CANCEL button on Instant Pot.Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK button (High Pressure) and set timer to 6 minutes
9. Wait for Natural Pressure Release(NPR).BE CAREFUL OF THE HOT STEAM
10. Remove lid away from you,Mix well
11. Spinach Rice is ready.Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.

INDIAN PRESSURE COOKER METHOD:

1. Heat a pressure cooker with oil on medium flame, Add oil and once it's hot, add whole spices, cumin and cashew-nuts.
   

2. Saute till cashew nuts turn light brown in color.
   

3. 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.
   

4. Then add tomatoes.cook for 2 minutes till they turn soft.
   

5. Add spinach leaves,green peas cook till the leaves wilt
   

6. Add rinsed Basmati Rice,water,turmeric powder,garam masala powder,coriander powder,coriander leaves,lime juice and give a stir .
   

7. Close the lid place a whistle and cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.
   

8. After 10 mins Fluff up the rice gently.
   

9. Spinach Rice is ready.Serve with Raita or plain yogurt.
   

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

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.

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