Spinach Rice Recipe - For all the vegan and vegetarian lovers!

I love spinach. Even as a kid, I used to eat them without making a fuzz, my mom still says. May be because of my mom's spinach recipe. But who cares, I love something healthy! Can you believe it? For a person who loves to roll in chocolates and Ice creams, this is something unusual. But, hey I naturally love Spinach! God's gift! Who else is with me? Who else love spinach like me? C'mon there must be someone to give me company!



There are a lot of varieties to try with spinach. For example, Palak dal, Keera vadai (Spinach fritters), Spinach curry. And I also came to know that organic spinach are good for health. Recently I came across a Mexican recipe for Spinach rice. As usual, I added few Indian spices and turned it to an Indian recipe! It has become very easy for me now-a-days to convert a recipe to Indian. Thanks to coriander and cumin powder!

I see many people converting to vegetarian now-a-days. I am happy! I am a born vegetarian. But now, I have started to eat eggs for some medical reasons, but still I call my self a vegetarian. Eggs are vegetarian for me. I know true vegans and vegetarians won't agree but then, I love eggs and I love to call myself vegetarian. So what do you guys say? Are Eggs vegetarian? Absolutely not vegan!

With no further adieu, here is the Spinach Rice recipe which I bet all the vegan and vegetarian lovers would vote for.



Ingredients:

1 cup spinach
2 cup cooked rice ( it can be your normal rice or Basmati rice)
1/2 cup onions cut lengthwise
1/4 cup peas and corn (I used frozen, if you are using fresh, cook them separately)
1/4 cup green pepper chopped length wise (you can also use any other color pepper)
3 Garlic flake, minced
Few fried cashews
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 cup spring onions (optional)
1 tsp of Extra virgin olive oil
1 bay leaf
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cardamom


Method:

Pressure cook the rice and allow it to cool.

In a pan, add oil, bay leaf,cinnamon stick, whole cardamom, cumin seeds. Saute.

Now add the onions Garlic and green pepper. Saute them for few min.

Add salt, coriander, cumin powder and mix well.

Now add the peas and corn. Mix well.

Add the cut spinach and cook them for 2 min.

Add pepper to taste.

Switch off the stove.

Mix the rice with this and garnish it with fried cashews. Serve hot!

This rice doesn't need any side dish. But if you like you can eat it with raita or papad.

I am sending this Spinach rice to,

Lunch box event by Vandana Rajesh. You can cook this in 20 mts and you need not prepare a side dish and most of all your kids will be eating something delicious yet healthy!