Go Back
+ servings
palak rice
Print Recipe
5 from 3 votes

Easy Spinach rice recipe | instant pot palak rice recipe

Palak rice is a great way to add greens to your diet. Learn this easy vegan gluten-free flavorful spinach rice here.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Rice bowl
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Indian spinach rice, palak rice dhaba style, spinach pulao, spinach rice bowl
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • saucepan
  • Blender

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp. oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 green chilli chopped
  • 1 piece ginger small
  • 2 cup spinach leaves / palak chopped
  • 1 cup rice washed and soaked for 20 mins
  • 1 ¾ cup water if cooking in a pot, use 1.25X times water if cooking in instant pot.
  • 1 tbsp. or juice of ½ lemon
  • salt as per taste

Instructions

  • Soak rice for 30 mins after washing it 3-4 times.Meanwhile, heat oil or ghee in your pan, as per your choice. Saute crushed ginger, cumin seeds and green chillies as per taste.
  • In a blender, add chopped spinach leaves and blend it without water. It should result in a puree little less than 1 cup. Add this puree to the pan.
  • Let it cook for few minutes.Add soaked rice along with salt.
  • Add 1 ¾ cup water and stir. Hint: Always add some water to your blender and remove residue of puree from it so that no nutrients are lost.
  •  Let it come to a boil and cook it on low flame
  • Add a dash of lemon juice and let it cook until water evaporates. Check if the rice is cooked, if not, add ¼ cup water.
  • Serve it with any curry/pickle or have it just as it is.

For instant pot

  • Follow the same instructions, just that the water used to cook is 1.25X times the rice quantity. Hence for 1 cup rice , use 1 ¼ cup water.
  • Close the lid and choose pressure cook mode in sealing position . Cook on high for 4 minutes and do a quick release after 5 minutes.
  • Open the lid, add a tablespoon at lemon juice. Serve warm with a salad

Notes

Tip - cook it without covering the pot, this will result in bright colors.