Palak Paneer Pulao

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Basmati Rice
• 1 1/2 cup spinach
• 2-3 Green Chili
• 3 Garlic Cloves
• 2 teaspoon oil
• 2 teaspoon ghee (optional)
• 3 Cardamom Pods
• 1 Cinnamon Stick 
• 2 cloves
• 1/4 chopped onion
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• Salt to taste
• 3/4 cup paneer (cut in cubes)
• 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/4 teaspoon asafetida

Method:

1. Wash the rice. Add salt, 1 teaspoon oil and 2 cups of water and cook them.
2. Spread the cooked rice in a flat plate and let it cool down.
3. Boil the spinach in 1/4th cup of water for 2-3 minutes with 1/4th teaspoon of sugar.
4. Blend the cooked spinach, green chilies and garlic into a paste.
5. Next heat the oil and ghee together, fry paneer till golden brown, take it out in a plate and keep aside. Then, add cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks and asafetida to the oil.
6. Add chopped onion and sauté it for 1-2 minutes. Then, add spinach paste and again sauté it for 3-4 minutes.
7. Now, add cooked rice, heavy cream, salt, garam masala and fried paneer. Mix well and sauté it for few seconds.
8. Serve hot with grated paneer on top.

Tip: If you have leftover Palak paneer sabzi then simply add cooked rice to it.