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Want to try a Greek recipe, simple yet full of flavours? Try the Spanakorizo.
A simple combination of palak or spinach and rice but so yum.
The original rice is flavoured with dill but since we do not like dill I left it out (and was happy).
Greek Spinach Rice (Spanakorizo)
I have served it calling it Palak Pulao and this is the first time no second time I have used lime in a Pulao. The first being here. I have made Palak Pulao in the past so it was like okay a new madcap scheme.
The use of lime in rice is not new to me we used it often in Phodnicha Bhaat or Chitra Anna but in Pulaos I rarely use lime and fall back on my favourite tomato to give the pulao a tang. Using lemon is a lot simpler and tasty too.
You can add feta cheese on top or even egg but I have not done any of it.
The main ingredients here are palak/spinach, rice, garlic, olive oil, In case you are using then Dill.
The other pulao recipes that I have tried in the past areMattar pulao, Vegetarian Parda Pulao, Tawa pulao, Palak Pulao to name a few. You can check all the rice recipes here.
This pulao is adapted from here.
Greek Spinach Rice|Spanakorizo
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 Cup Onion chopped
- 1 Tablespoons garlic
- Zest from one lemon
- ½ Teaspoon Jeera/ cumin powder
- 500 Grams Palak/spinach (2 bunches)
- 1 Cup Basmati rice
- 2 Cups Water
- 4 Tablespoons Dill chopped and divided I did not use
- ½ Teaspoon ½ Teaspoon Salt
- Pepper powder
- Juice from one lemon
Instructions
- In the thick bottomed pan heat olive oil.
- Sauté onions until translucent. Sauté garlic.
- Add the lemon zest, jeera and palak and cover the pan. In about 3-4 minutes the palak will wilt.
- Stir the rice, water, 2 Tablespoons of the dill(if using), salt and pepper . Bring to a boil.
- Cook on low flame until the rice is tender.
- Stir in the lemon juice and the remaining fresh dill before serving.
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Anlet prince - Annslittlecorner says
Healthy pulao…
Varada says
Super simple! It will work great for weekday dinner. Will try it soon.
Gayathri Kumar says
Such a simple yet delicious rice with spinach. I think the dill is an acquired taste and I used to hate it when mom made any dish out of it..
PJ says
Such a nice pulao and the clicks looks tempting Archana. Will try it soon,
Priya srinivasan says
We too don’t prefer dill much.i recently added them to a salsa and never told I have added dill ????
Rice looks filling and that beautiful color of white and green makes it very tempting????
Priya Suresh says
Prefectly cooked rice and this spinach rice tempts me a lot.
Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says
That’s a nice selection of recipe.. the rice looks so well made and the spinach really shines through it…
sushma says
I have made it too for 3rd week, yours look delicious.
Sandhiya says
Wow. White and green combination in the rice is very inviting. Such a simple and healthy rice.
Rajani says
It really looks like our pulao. I love how each grain of rice is separate
Smruti@HerbivoreCucina says
Wow that is an awesome pulao recipe. Loved the blend of greens in the rice.
Srivalli Jetti says
Such a delightful way of making a one pot meal Archana…very nice!
Pavani says
Same pinch Archana. I made the same Greek Spinach rice and loved it.
Sapna says
I bookmarked the recipe on Pavani’s blog. It looks like a comforting dish.