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... Reply To This Comment

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

Sangeetha M said... Reply To This Comment

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

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Thats really inviting, healthy too..

Mugdha said... Reply To This Comment

Truely delicious and healthy...:)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

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

Sensible Vegetarian said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious and colorful rice.

divya said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious :) Looks so inviting :)

Sobha Shyam said... Reply To This Comment

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

Sravs said... Reply To This Comment

so healthy and delicious combo !!

AJ said... Reply To This Comment

Very nice!! Great combo!!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

So true, garlic and spinach do work well together.

fimere said... Reply To This Comment

un plat gourmand et bien parfumé j'adore
bonne soirée

GEETHA ACHAL said... Reply To This Comment

Looks so tempting...Healthy rice...

Nadji said... Reply To This Comment

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

Deepthi KR said... Reply To This Comment

yummy dish:)
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Madhavi said... Reply To This Comment

Flavorful and healthy rice..

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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Healthy and flavourful rice.
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Elaichii said... Reply To This Comment

A very flavorful spinach rice!

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

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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Suji said... Reply To This Comment

This is one perfect healthy yummy rice Priya!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

nice recipe for rice..healthy too

Laavanya said... Reply To This Comment

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

Simply Life said... Reply To This Comment

yum! what a great flavor!

Shri said... Reply To This Comment

Bookmarked...Tempting!!

Shylaja said... Reply To This Comment

delicious and healthy rice.Looks inviting

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sharada said... Reply To This Comment

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

Chitra said... Reply To This Comment

looks so yummy...and healthy combo

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

So flavourful n yummy rice

Raji said... Reply To This Comment

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

Vardhini said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

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

Raks said... Reply To This Comment

I love garlic and greens combo,nice recipe!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Healthy and delicious rice..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

That sounds wonderful, and healthy too!

Hari Chandana P said... Reply To This Comment

Simple and healthy recipe :)
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Jayashree said... Reply To This Comment

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

Aruna Manikandan said... Reply To This Comment

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

Sunanda said... Reply To This Comment

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

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Veena said... Reply To This Comment

a must try recipe

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

Healthy n delicious rice!!

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

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