- Heat some oil or ghee in a pressure cooker and add cumin seeds (jeera) to it. Fry them till the cumin seeds start to splutter. - 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Jeera) 
- Add bay leaf (tej patta), cloves (laung), hari elaichi (green cardamom) and cinnamom stick (dalchini) and fry for a few seconds. Also add a pinch of Asafoetida. - 1 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta), 2-3 Laung (Cloves), 2-3 Green Cardamom (Hari Elaichi), 1 Inch Dalchini (Cinnamon Stick), 1/8 Teaspoon Heeng (Asafoetida) 
- Then add sliced onions along with ginger, garlic and green chilli paste to the cooker. Fry till the onions become soft and light brown in color. - 1 Medium Sized Onion, 3-4 Cloves of Garlic, 1 Inch Piece of Ginger, 2 Green Chillies 
- Now add finely chopped or pureed spinach to the cooker. - 250 gm Spinach Leaves (Palak) 
- The spinach leaves will start to leave water and reduce in quantity. 
- Now add green peas to the cooker. - 1/2 Cup Green Peas (Matar) 
- Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt. - 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi), 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder, 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala, 1 Teaspoon Salt 
- Wash the rice thoroughly and add them to the cooker. - 1 Cup Rice 
- Also add 2 cups of water. You need to add twice the quantity of water as compared to rice. 
- Palak Pulao is ready. Serve it hot with any raita.