Spinach Rice

Ingredients
- Rice (Preferably basmati) : 2 Cups
- Onion, chopped : 1 medium
- Spinach, coarsely cut : 2 or 3 cups
- Peas : 1 Cup
- Salt to taste
- Garlic cloves, finely minced.
- bay leaves : 2-4
- Garam Masala : to taste

For tadka
- Oil : 2 tbsp
- Jeera : 1 tbsp
- Heeng : 1 pinch

preparation
1. Place a pressure cooker bowl on the stove, Add oil when hot.
2. Add jeera to the oil, and once it starts sputtering, add minced Garlic.
3. Mix in the chopped onions once the garlicky aroma starts emnating from the oil-jeera-garlic mix.
4. Saute onions till they are transparent-brown and then add spinach and peas.
5. Once the spinach acquires the wrinkled texture due to the oil and heat, add rice to the mix.
6. Mix thoroughly and add salt and garam masala.
7. Add water (1.3 to 1.5 cups per cup of rice) and put the lid on the pressure cooker.
8. The meal is ready after 3 whistles. Serve with raita/ pickle.