Spinach Rice

Ingredients;

2 cups rice -washed and soaked in water for 30mins
4 cups of water
1 bunch of Spinach(wash and boil it)
1/2 cup tomato puree
3 onions chopped long
5-6 green chillies
Whole garam masala-2 tejpatta,2-3 black peppercorns,2-3 cloves-1 stick cinnamon
2 grated garlic cloves
1tsp cummin seeds
1tsp mustard seeds
ghee or oil
salt to taste

Method:

1. Blend the mixture of boiled spinach and chillies .
2. Heat ghee/oil in a vessel ,add mustards seed,cummin seeds and then the whole garam masala.
3. Once the garam masala starts spluttering add onions,grated garlic.At this point add salt which helps in fast cooking of onions.Fry till the onions become translucent.
4. Now add the tomato puree,palak puree and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add rice and salt.Mix it properly and then add water.
6. Cover it and let it cook for 15mins on medium heat.Keep checking so that the rice does not stick to the bottom.

Serve hot with your favorite raita.

Note:You can use rice cooker also, just transfer the contents after step 5 into your rice cooker.