Description
Spinach & Mushrooms in a good company with rice for a hearty platter.
Ingredients
- Rice – 1 cup
- Olive Oil – 1 tbsp
- Fennel Seeds – 1 tbsp
- Garlic – 4 to 5 pods – chopped
- Onion – 2 to 3 – finely chopped
- Bell Pepper – 1 – sliced thinly
- Spinach – 1 small bunch – washed thorighly & chopped
- White Button Mushroom – 200 grams – washed & cut in to 2 (if very big)
- Garam masala – 1 1/2 tbsp – to taste
- Salt – to taste
- Water – as required
Instructions
- Wash the rice well and let it soak for 15 minutes. Drain and Set aside.
- In a thick bottomed pan (or a pressure pan), warm oil and let the fennel seeds crackle.
- Tip in the chopped garlic and as the hearth engulfs in the aromatic garlicky smell, drop the chopped onions and saute for a few seconds.
- Now add the pepper and let it sizzle with the onions for a while.
- The chopped spinach joins the fun and as it starts wilting, tip in the mushrooms.
- Give the mix a good swirl and add the garam masala as well as the salt to taste.
- Finally add the drained rice and the required water and let it cook with the lid closed.Alternatively, pressurecook it for 2 or 3 whistles
- Enjoy with choice accompaniments
Notes
The recipe will sizzle even with left-over rice.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins