Spinach Pulao

Ingredients:

• Spinach [palak] - 2 bundles washed and chopped
• Potatoes - 2 big [peeled and cubed small]
• Carrot - 2 [scraped and cubed]
• Tomatoes - 2 small [cut into thin strips pulp removed]
• Basmati rice - 1 cup [soaked for 40 -50 minutes]
• Water - 2 cups [for cooking]  
• Ghee - 5 to 6 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Black pepper - 1tbsp
• Salt - as required
• Cashew nuts - little [fry in little ghee and keep aside]

Method:

Take one pressure pan and heat ghee for 2 minutes. Add cumin seeds, chopped spinach, potatoes, carrot and stir them in high flame for 5 minutes. Then add rice, black pepper, salt and water. Then close the pressure pan and wait for 2 whistles to come. Then remove from the gas. After the pressure comes out, open the lid and garnish with fried cashew nuts. When done, serve hot with tomato strips / waffers.