Dill and Palak Rice

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup (washed)
Water - 2 cups 
Palak / Spinach - 2 cup (chopped finely)
Dill leaves - 1 cup (chopped finely)
Onions - 1 (chopped)
Tomatoes - 1 medium
Garlic - 2 big pods
Ginger - 1/2  inch
Green Chillies - 4 (according to your taste)
Bay leaf - 1 
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 1 inch 
Cardamom - 1
Oil - 3 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Salt - as required
Mustard - 1/4 tbsp
Jeera - 1/4 tbsp
Chana dal - 1/4 tbsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
Hing - 1/4 tbsp
Curry leaves - 6
Shredded coconut - 1/4 cup
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp (Optional)

Method:

1) Grind ginger, garlic, green chilies, and tomato into a smooth paste.
2) Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, jeera, Hing, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon one by one. Fry until golden brown.
3) Now add chopped onions and fry until golden brown.
4) Now add Palak, dill leaves and fry for around 2 mins.
5) Add the paste ground and fry for 5 minutes.
6) After 4 mins add turmeric, salt, washed rice and fry for around 3 mins. Now add Water to cook rice. 
7) When water starts boiling check for salt and adjusts if necessary. 
8) Allow the rice to cook completely. When rice is cooked, add shredded coconut and lemon juice. 

Tasty Dill Palak rice is ready to be served with raita, coconut chutney or just as it is.

Note:

1) You can also add peas with avarekalu or chickpeas.
2) Garam masala can also be added.
3) Lemon juice is optional and can be avoided.
4) Any green leafy vegetables can be added.
5) Mushroom can also be added. Shallow fried paneer / Cottage cheese is also an option.