Spinach Cabbage Rice

Spinach Cabbage Rice is a quick fix meal with few basic ingredients that we find in our kitchen. Interestingly this combination of Spinach and Cabbage is really good and a great way for kids to eat some greens and protein all in one meal. We can say that this Spinach Cabbage Rice has a fabulous Asian inspired flavor.
A quite different recipe that a regular style of rice dishes that we usually make at home. Earlier I ahem shared Spinach Rice but adding a twist of Cabbage that is Asian flavor to the common Spinach Rice gives and amazingly yummy taste and flavor with the benefits of health makes it really great in taste.
Once you serve this rice to your guest I am 100% sure they are going to love it and it will be one of the most famous dishes that you make at home. Kids will love it too. You can carry this with you in your lunch box. A one pot meal that can b made simply anytime.

Spinach Cabbage Rice

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1 cup spinach puree
• 1 cup cabbage chopped lengthwise
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 2-3 green cardamoms
• 2 green slit chilies 
• Half tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• Half tsp cumin powder
• Half tsp coriander powder
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tsp oil
• Half tsp cumin seeds

Recipe

Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaf, green cardamom and cumin seeds to it and let them crackle. Now add finely chopped tomato, slit green chilies and cabbage to it and sauté for 30 seconds.

Then add spinach puree to it and mix well. Let all the ingredients cook for 1 minute. Keep stirring in between.

Now add all the dry spices turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder and coriander powder and mix well.

Now add cooked rice to it, season with salt and mix nicely. Cook for a minute and serve hot.

*Note :- As you see there is no onion and garlic in this recipe so our Jain friends can enjoy it too.

*Note :- You can add ginger and garlic while blending spinach to a puree.

*Note :- You can grind green chilies with spinach if you want.