Spinach Chickpea Palak Chana Rice

Spinach Chickpea - Palak Chana Rice

Spinach Chickpea - Palak Chana Rice

45 minutes

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Details
  • Serving Size:   2
  • Gluten-Free:   True
  • Dairy-Free:   True
  • Vegan:   True
  • Vegetarian:   True
  • Weight Watchers:   18 Points
Cuisine
  • Indian
  • Asian
  • side dish
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Ingredients
  • 3 cardamom
  • 100 grams chickpeas (soaked and cooked or canned chick peas)
  • 1 1/2 inches cinnamon stick
  • 2 tablespoons of grated coconut
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • 2 green chilies
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • 1 large onion (sliced)
  • 200 grams basmathi rice (soaked for 30 minutes before cooking)
  • Salt to taste
  • 100 grams fresh spinach leaves
  • 400 milliliters of water (you can add more depending on the rice)
Instructions

Grind clean spinach and green chilies into smooth paste and set it aside

In a deep heavy bottom pot, warm 2 tbsp of oil, add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Wait for 30 to 45 seconds then add sliced onions. Fry onions till they are transparent or light brown. Now add in spinach chili paste. Fry till the oil separates out, add cooked chickpeas, mix well

Add grated coconut, fry for 30 seconds. Next add in soaked rice and fry for another 2 minutes, then mix salt.

Pour in water and cook till the rice is cooked.

Serve with curd or rita. I garnished the food with carrot curls and flower, check this video if you want to learn carrot curls and carrot flowers

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