On a lazy day I opened my fridge and I could see the palak leaves which are crying to be used. I thought of trying a new recipe with it and this Biryani came into my mind. It came out super good with the addition of potato and satisfied with the taste.This palak biryani is very simple to make like any other one pot meal. It's a nice variation to usual palak recipes and it is the best way to make kids to eat greens. Let's see the recipe.
Palak Biryani Recipe | How to make Palak Biryani | Rice Varieties
Aromatic and easy biryani with Palak (Indian Spinach) and potatoes/aloo.
Calories
Ingredients
- Seeraga samba rice/basmati rice - 1 cup
- Onion - 1 medium sized
- Potato - 1 medium sized
- Red chilli powder - ½ tsp
- Coriander powder - 1 tsp
- Garam masala - ½ tsp
- Water - 1.25 cups
- Salt - as required
To grind
- Palak leaves - 1 cup tightly packed
- Mint leaves - 1 handful
- Coriander leaves - ⅛ cup
- Green chillies - 2
- Ginger - 1 inch piece
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Tomatoes - 1 medium sized
To temper
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Bay leaves - 1
- Cinnamon - ¼ inch piece
- Cloves - 2
- Elachi - 1
- Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
- Fennel seeds - ½ tsp
Instructions
Preparation
- Take palak leaves from the stem and wash it well in running water. Then chop them roughly. Chop potato into bite size pieces. Set aside. Wash the rice twice and soak it for 20 minutes.
- Grind tomatoes, ginger, garlic, Coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies along with chopped palak leaves to a smooth puree without adding any water. Keep it ready.
Method
- Heat a small pressure cooker with ghee and add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, elachi, cumin seeds and fennel seeds. Once cumin seeds Starts spluttering, add onions. Saute them nicely until golden brown.
- Once the onions becomes brown add tomato paste. Fry the paste until the raw smell of tomatoes and Palak leaves.Then add red chilli powder,coriander powder and garam masala. Mix them together and fry them for a minute.
- Now add the chopped potato pieces and mix them. Fry it for a minute. Now add the soaked rice to the palak gravy and mix well. Add required salt.
- Add water and bring it to a boil. Then close the lid of pressure cooker and cook everything in a medium flame for two whistles. Once the pressure releases, open the cooker and fluff the rice with a spoon slowly and top with ghee if required.
Nutrition
Serving: 3g
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Preparation :
1. Take palak leaves from the stem and wash it well in running water. Then chop them roughly. Chop potato into bite size pieces. Set aside. Wash the rice twice and soak it for 20 minutes.
2. Grind tomatoes, ginger, garlic, Coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies along with chopped palak leaves to a smooth puree without adding any water. Keep it ready.
Procedure :
1. Heat a small pressure cooker with ghee and add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, elachi, cumin seeds and fennel seeds. Once cumin seeds Starts spluttering, add onions. Saute them nicely until golden brown.
2. Once the onions becomes brown add tomato paste. Fry the paste until the raw smell of tomatoes and Palak leaves.Then add red chilli powder,coriander powder and garam masala. Mix them together and fry them for a minute.
3. Now add the chopped potato pieces and mix them. Fry it for a minute. Now add the soaked rice to the palak gravy and mix well. Add required salt.
4. Add water and bring it to a boil. Then close the lid of pressure cooker and cook everything in a medium flame for two whistles. Once the pressure releases, open the cooker and fluff the rice with a spoon slowly and top with ghee if required.
Serve the biryani with onion raita, the best combination or any mild gravy of your choice!
Notes :
1. Add a teaspoon of lemon after opening the cooker if you like the flavour.
2. Add 2 tablespoon of coconut while grinding palak for variation.
3. Wash and clean the palak leaves throughly to get rid of muds.
4. Water amount mentioned is enough to cook the biryani as palak greens will leave out water while cooking.
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