Ingredients:

• 1 cup – basmati Rice
• 1 cup – Spinach leaves (wash and cut into small pieces)
• 2 – Tomatoes (cut into pieces)
• 1 – Green chilli
• 1/2 tsp – ginger-garlic paste
• 1/4 cup – Peanuts (roasted)
• 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala
• 2 tbsp – Ghee
• salt to taste
• some grated – Coconut and Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

1. Grind spinach leaves, tomatoes, green chilly, ginger-garlic paste in a grinder or mixer and keep it in a bowl.
2. Soak rice for 1 hour in a water and drain out the water.
3. Take ghee in a cooker, heat it.
4. Now add cumin seeds in it.
5. When cumin seeds splutter, add the ground mixture and fry for 5 minutes.
6. Add peanuts and rice.
7. Again fry for 3-4 minutes, then add salt and garam masala and 2 cups of water.
8. Cover cooker and cook up to 2 whistles.
9. Place in a serving bowl and garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.
10. Serve hot with curd or raitha.

Recipe courtesy of Shweta