Methi pulav

My kids never like keerai varieties ( green leaf vegetable). So always used to try different varieties in such way that , they will eat it without knowing its presence. One such recipe is methi pulav.It taste so good . Actually I packed this to my office. My friends asked me menu, I told them Methi pulav. Their face turned so had and teased me that sure it will be bitter, how I have courage to prepare reice using this. Then asked how much keerai I used, when I said a very big bunch of keerai, the again asked then rice will look green, I told them, no rice very nice in white colour. They surprised and asked me to show it opening my tiffin box and after tasting it they have taken back all their queries and appreciated the taste very much. Already I posted one methi rice but that's different. This is different, this method is more tastier and kids friendly than the previous one.

Ingrediants

Raw Rice - 1 cup ( taste better with basmathi rice)

Methi leaves - 1 cup tightly packed.

Coconut milk + water - 2 cups

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Onion - 1( optional)

Garlic - 5 pods

Green chillies - 2 or 3

Ghee - 2 tbs

Salt - as needed

Method

Extract coconut milk, while extracting add green chillies too in the mixie cup, and extract coconut green chilli milk. Keep aside. Make paste of ginger garlic and keep aside. Soak rice in water for 20 minutes. Clean the keerai well and chop it well. But I didn't chop the green leaves, put it as it is since I had no time in the morning.

In a pan add ghee ( can add mix of ghee and oil too), season it with Chinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaves, fennel seeds, when it spluttered, add onion, fry well till it turns pink, then add ginger garlic paste, sauté for few minutes, then add methi leaves and sauté well , then add coconut milk and water, salt, rice and pressure cook for one whistle and keep in simmer for 5 minutes and switch of the flame.

Serve hot with any gravies