Ingredients: ( for kale rice recipe )

kale leaves – 2 cups ( finely chopped )
carrot – 1 ( big ) grated or chopped fine
garlic – 1 ( crushed or paste )
cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp ( crushed or powdered )
turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
salt – to taste
ghee – 1 tbsp
cashews – 1/4 cup ( 60 gms )
raisins ( kismis ) – 1/4 cup ( 60 gms )

To cook rice:
green chillies – 2
coriander leaves – 2 tsp
salt to taste
pepper – 1/4 tsp
cinnamon – 3″ , cadamoms – 2 , cloves – 3
Basmati rice – 2 cups ( 500 gms )
water – 3 cups ( 750 gms )
ghee – 2 tbsp

Method:

Step 1) Heat a big sauce pan to cook the rice.

• Add ghee, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, coriander leaves, green chillies, rice , water, salt & pepper.
• Cover and bring it to a boil.
• Once it starts boiling, reduce to low and cook for 8 minutes.

Step 2) Make the kale mixture:

• Heat a big pan or wok
• Add ghee.
• Add garlic & fry 20 seconds
• Add carrot and cook for 2 minutes
• Add kale leaves, salt and cook for 5 minutes or until the kale is fully cooked.
• Add crushed cumin seeds, turmeric powder, chilli powder and cook for a minute
• this is optional ( but adds a nice flavour & makes a filling meal ) – move the mixture aside, add 1 tsp ghee, add cashews & fry thill golden, add raisins and fry until the raisins balloon. mix everything together
• Turn off the heat
• Add the cooked rice and gently mix to coat the rice with the kale mixture.

Delicious Kale rice is ready.. Enjoy when hot 😀