A one meal healthy and nutritious dish served with tomato-onion raita makes a great meal. The addition of sambar powder and garam masala, combination which you will not find anywhere but in this recipes, is sure to open that spice palate in you.

A great meal for children as young as 12 months. A great lunch box meal filled with nutrition of spinach and rice.

Serves: 4 persons

Cooking time: 20 minutes Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 5 cups chopped spinach
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 3 cloves chopped garlic
• 1 teaspoon homemade sambar powder or store bought
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Salt to taste

Method

Cook the Rice. See Cooking Rice

Heat butter in medium heat in a pan; add cumin seeds and garlic and sauté for a few seconds.

Add chopped spinach and sauté until the spinach is tender and water from that spinach has evaporated.

Add sambar powder, garam masala powder, salt and mix well

Once the rice is cooked and has been set aside for about 15 min to cool down, add the spinach mixture to the cooked rice.

Very slowly mix the spinach into the rice

Serve warm with tomato onion raita

Note

White serving a child, the rice has to been cooked a little softer based on the chewing ability of the child. Softer rice also helps in easy digestion. Can be giving to children over 12 months of age. Serve with plain yogurt for children

Filed under: North Indian, South Indian

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