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Bean and Spinach Rice

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
45 Mins
Total Time
60 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
Main Recipe
1 1/4 cups long grain rice (basmati chawal)
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil
2 cloves of grated garlic (lehsun)
1 cup chopped spinach (palak)
1/2 cup boiled rajma (kidney beans)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
Method
- Clean, wash and soak the rice for 15 minutes.
- Boil a vesselful of water. Add the rice and salt and cook till rice is done (approx.10 minutes). Drain and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic and green chillies and sauté for a few seconds.
- Add the spinach, rajma and salt and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the rice and cumin seeds powder and toss well.
- Serve hot.
Bean and Spinach Rice recipe with step by step photos

Leena_Dhoot
March 16, 2021, 1:08 p.m.
A good variation of the pulao. Its healthy and makes for a great one dish meal! Kids loved it! :) Thanks.

Loves Food
Aug. 9, 2017, 12:22 p.m.
Rajma and spinach combine well with rice to make a nice mildly spiced dish. Flavored with garlic and green chilli.

Dhara Doshi Mehta
Dec. 2, 2010, 11:12 a.m.
I tried the recipe and it came out really well . Thumps up for simple and easy yet yummy recipe . It was enjoyed by adults and kids as well.

Tarla Dalal
Dec. 2, 2010, 11:12 a.m.
Hi Dhara, We are very happy to know you have loved the recipe. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how they turned out. Happy Cooking !!