Spinach & Potato Rice in Instant Pot

Name: Spinach & Potato Rice in Instant Pot
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Basmati rice; 2 tbsps Clarified butter/ Ghee; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1/2 cup baby spinach; 1/4 cup Cilantro; 2 cups water(you can replace half of liquid with any broth); 1 tsp salt; 2 tsps Black pepper powder; 1 tsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 cup frozen Green peas; 1/2 cup Potatoes diced; 1 Bay leaves; 2 Cardamom; 1 Cinnamon stick; 2 Cloves

Jiya @cook_7815398

Sunshine State🌞

Indian rice dish, can be made in less than 10 minutes using Instan Pot!
Rice, green peas and potatoes cooked in in spinach puree with a touch of lemon & whole spices.

Jiya @cook_7815398

Sunshine State🌞

Indian rice dish, can be made in less than 10 minutes using Instan Pot!
Rice, green peas and potatoes cooked in in spinach puree with a touch of lemon & whole spices.

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Ingredients

10 mins

2 servings

1 1/2 cupsBasmati rice
2 tbspsClarified butter/ Ghee
1 tspCumin seeds
1/2 cupbaby spinach
1/4 cupCilantro
2 cupswater(you can replace half of liquid with any broth)
1 tspsalt
2tsps Black pepper powder
1 tspLemon juice
1/2 tspTurmeric
1/2 tspCumin powder
1/2 cupfrozen Green peas
1/2 cupPotatoes diced
1Bay leaves
2Cardamom
1Cinnamon stick
2Cloves

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Steps

10 mins

1

In a blender, puree the spinach leaves and cilantro with a pinch of salt and 2-3 tbsp of water.
2

Set the IP on saute mode and once the inner pot is hot, pour few tbsp of ghee followed by the whole spices and cumin seeds.
3

Once the cumin seeds start spluttering, add the green peas, potatoes,pepper and cumin powder.Saute them lightly for a minute.
4

Add the spinach puree and stir gently.
5

Now goes the washed and drained rice into the pot with half a lemon squeezed.
6

Pour in 2 3/4 cups of water along with salt as needed.
7

Close the IP lid making sure the steam handle is on sealing mode.
8

Pressure cook for 4 minutes and once done, open the lid using Quick Release and stir gently using a spoon.
9

Check the doneness of the rice and potatoes.
10

Serve hot!