Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Garlic & Spinach Rice

We all know very well that garlic and spinach together works out always wonder as anything..This wonderful looking rice goes for a quick,easy and simple preparation, which suits prefectly for a lunch box menu as well as for lunch to enjoy along with some fryums or else with hard boiled eggs..Usually i prepare these sort simple stir fry quite often with garlic and spinach together, this time i prepared almost the same stir fry which i spiced up with pav bhaji masala,cumin seed powder and garam masala, finally i tossed those cooked spinach-garlic stir fry along with already cooked rice..We enjoyed having this rice for our lunch today and everyone at home loved this flavourful,healthy and quite a delicious rice..

Garlic & Spinach rice

2cups Cooked rice
2cups Spinach (chopped)
10nos Garlic cloves (chopped)
1no Onion (big & chopped)
2nos Green chillies
1tsp Pav bhaji masala
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
1/2tsp Cumin seed powder
1/2cup Grated coconut
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
1/2tsp Urad dal
Salt
Oil

Heat oil,let splutters the mustard seeds, urad dal, add immediately the chopped garlic,fry for few seconds, add now chopped onions,slit opened green chillies,saute until the onions turns transculent, add the pav bhaji masala,garam masala powder and cumin seed powder along with salt to the onions,cook for few seconds..

Add the chopped spinach to the spiced onions, cook for few minutes until the greens shrinks a bit, add the cooked rice, grated coconut and toss everything gently until the rice gets well mixed...Serve with fryums or any sort of spicy side dishes..

41 comments:

Mélange said...

WOw..that's going to be a true delight..Flavourful!

sangee vijay said...

wow...tats really a yummy stir fry rice...very healthy n tasty...very flavorful recipe too...

A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine said...

Thats really inviting, healthy too..

Mugdha said...

Truely delicious and healthy...:)

Ananda Rajashekar said...

I love garlic and spinach combo, they make an mazing pair isn't it?

Sensible Vegetarian said...

Delicious and colorful rice.

divya said...

Delicious :) Looks so inviting :)

Sobha Shyam said...

The rice looks delicious..true that garlic n spinach are a wonderful combo..flavourful rice..

SravsCulinaryConcepts said...

so healthy and delicious combo !!

Apu said...

Very nice!! Great combo!!

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

So true, garlic and spinach do work well together.

Fimère said...

un plat gourmand et bien parfumé j'adore
bonne soirée

GEETHA ACHAL said...

Looks so tempting...Healthy rice...

Nadji said...

Un plat plein de saveurs.
J'aime beaucoup.
See soon.

DD said...

yummy dish:)
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Madhavi said...

Flavorful and healthy rice..

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savitha ramesh said...

Healthy and flavourful rice.
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Priya (elaichii) said...

A very flavorful spinach rice!

Sunshine And Smile said...

This is one of my go-to rice dish when I want comfort food. It's healthy .. tasty and looks great :)
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Kairali sisters said...

This is one perfect healthy yummy rice Priya!

sowmya's creative saga said...

nice recipe for rice..healthy too

Laavanya said...

I agree - I always pair garlic and spinach together too... yummy rice.

Simply Life said...

yum! what a great flavor!

Shri said...

Bookmarked...Tempting!!

SouthIndianHome said...

delicious and healthy rice.Looks inviting

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sharada said...

Even i prepare the same way more or less and the combo is a winner anytime.

Chitra said...

looks so yummy...and healthy combo

Sharmilee! :) said...

So flavourful n yummy rice

Raji said...

I adore the flavours of spinach and garlic together. This is fantastic preparation Priya.

Vardhini said...

Healthy and yummy .. love the combination .. bookmarked. Priya, could you send this to "Dish it out - Spinach and Garlic" event in my blog?

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sonu said...

luv the addition of pav bhaji masala pwd in it..im sure it wud have enhanced the flavour of the rice ..yum !

RAKS KITCHEN said...

I love garlic and greens combo,nice recipe!

Yummy Team said...

Healthy and delicious rice..

Eva said...

That sounds wonderful, and healthy too!

Hari Chandana said...

Simple and healthy recipe :)
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Jayashree said...

Spinach and garlic - you have a tasty and healthy combo there.

Aruna Manikandan said...

looks healthy and delicious dear...
I too love adding garlic :)

Sunanda said...

Wow!! its a perfect combination of healthy and delicious dish..

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Veena said...

a must try recipe

S.Menaga said...

Healthy n delicious rice!!

Curry Leaf said...

Comforting rice. I can imagine the garlicky aroma wafting from this