Palak Pulao Recipe — Aromatic Spinach Rice

Ingredients

• 1 tsp oil
• 2 small cinnamon sticks
• 3 cloves
• 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
• 2 green cardamom pods
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 8 cashew nuts
• 3 green chilli
• 5 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup coconut pieces
• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 2 cups spinach leaves
• 1 cup mint leaves
• water
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 1 small piece mace
• 1 onion
• 1/2 cup beans
• 1 cup cauliflower
• 1/4 cup green peas
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 tsp salt
• prepared masala paste
• 1 1/2 cups water