Spinach Chickpea - Palak Chana Rice

Spinach Chickpea - Palak Chana Rice

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Basic Information

  • Servings: 2
  • Ready in: 45 minutes
  • Preparation time: -
  • Cooking time: -
  • Rating: 60.94
  • Health score: 31.00
  • Weight Watcher points: 18.00

Summary

Spinach Chickpea - Palak Chana Rice is an Indian recipe that serves 2. One serving contains 632 calories, 13g of protein, and 19g of fat. For $2.06 per serving, this recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a side dish. 1 person were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Foodista requires oil, chilies, onion, and coconut. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 78%. This score is pretty good. Similar recipes are Chana Palak | Chole Palak |Spinach chickpeas curry, Chana Palak | Chole Palak |Spinach chickpeas curry, and Chana Palak | Chole Palak |Spinach chickpeas curry.

Ingredients

  • cardamom
    cardamom3
  • chickpeas
    chickpeas100 grams
  • cinnamon stick
    cinnamon stick1.5 inches
  • coconut
    coconut2 tablespoons
  • ginger garlic paste
    ginger garlic paste1 teaspoon
  • chilies
    chilies2
  • oil
    oil2 tablespoons
  • onion
    onion1 large
  • basmathi rice
    basmathi rice200 grams
  • salt
    salt2 servings
  • spinach leaves
    spinach leaves100 grams
  • water
    water400 milliliters
Instructions

Step 1

Grind clean spinach and green chilies into smooth paste and set it aside

Step 2

In a deep heavy bottom pot, warm 2 tbsp of oil, add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Wait for 30 to 45 seconds then add sliced onions. Fry onions till they are transparent or light brown. Now add in spinach chili paste. Fry till the oil separates out, add cooked chickpeas, mix well

Step 3

Add grated coconut, fry for 30 seconds. Next add in soaked rice and fry for another 2 minutes, then mix salt.

Step 4

Pour in water and cook till the rice is cooked.

Step 5

Serve with curd or rita. I garnished the food with carrot curls and flower, check this video if you want to learn carrot curls and carrot flowers

Categories

Cuisines: Indian, Asian

Dish Types: side dish

Diets: gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, vegan

Source Information

Source: Foodista

License: CC BY 3.0

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