Spicy Green Rice / Spinach rice

Spinach rice
When one speaks of spinach the first thing that comes ot my mind is "The Popeye Show".
I used to watch this cartoon serial as a kid. Here the main character Popeye had strong muscles attributed to his spinach drink.
Popeye gained instant energy after having the spinach drink :) and could perform supernatural acts.

Indeed, Spinach is a repository of nutrients.Its rich in vitamins and minerals.
Heres a simple recipe using spinach as the main ingredient.

Ingredients:
1. White rice uncooked - 1 cup
2. Spinach leaves - 1 cup
3. Mint leaves - 10 to 15
4. Garlic Cloves - 2
5. Biryani/Pulao masala - 1 tsp
6. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
7. Coriander (optional)
8. Green chilly - 2
9. Onion - 1
10. Oil - 2 tsp
11. Cashew nuts - 4-5
12. Lemon juice - 1 tsp
13. Salt as per taste
14. Water - 1.5 cups

How to prepare Spinach Rice?
1. Wash the uncooked rice with water and keep aside for 5 mins.
2. Cut the onion and green chilly.
3. Cut the spinach and mint leaves and grind to make a paste.
4. Add oil to the container,add mustard seeds when the oil is hot.
5. Add green chilly and garlic paste. Fry
6. Add onion and fry for 2 mins.
7. Now add the green paste prepared earlier and fry for 3 mins.
8. Then drain the water from the rice and add to the container. Fry for a min
9. Add salt, masala and cashew nuts.
10. Add water and cook.

When cooked, the green rice looks yummy and tastes equally good.