Instant Pot Palak Pulao Recipe| Spinach Pulao Recipe
Pulao with richness of spinach, a healthy and complete meal. This Instant Pot Palak Pulao is easy to make one pot recipe. Serve the Pulao with raitha of your choice.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 180kcal
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Raw Rice 1 Cup - 250ml
- 1 Onion Finely Chopped
- 1 teaspoon Salt As Needed
- ¼ Cup Green Peas
- 2 Potato Cubed
- 1 Cup Water
For Grinding
- 2 Cups Spinach Tightly packed
- 3 Green Chili
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 1 inch Ginger
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 2 Bay Leaf
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 3 Cloves
- 2 Cardamom
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
Instructions
Grinding Process
- Take Spinach, ginger, garlic, green-chili in a mixer jar and grind it to a smooth paste
Tempering Process
- Start the Instant Pot in "Saute" mode. Add ghee to the hot pan. When the ghee is hot, add baby leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and give a mix. Also add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter
Cooking Palak Pulao
- Add onions and saute the onions till translucent. Then add the spinach paste to the pan and give a good mix
- To that now, add the green peas, cubed potatoes and mix well
- Next, wash and add the rice to the instant pot. Add a cup of water and salt. Give a gentle mix.
- Cancel the "Saute" mode. Close the instant pot with the lid and turn the vent to "Sealing" position
- Press the Pressure Cooker / Manual mode and set the timer for 5 mins. After the timer is off, allow the pressure to naturally release for 5 mins and then force turn the vent to release pressure.
- Open the lid carefully and Pulao is all ready.
- Serve the pulao with any raita of your choice and enjoy this healthy Pulao.
Notes
We can also add ghee-fried paneer once the pulao is ready.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g