Spinach with Rice

TURKISH VEGETARIAN COOKING

VEGETABLE STEWS

SPINACH WITH RICE (Pirinçli Ispanak)

1 1/2 1 b leaf spinach (or frozen)
1/4 cup rice
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 cup salad oil or olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup water

Wash drain and chop the spinach (you may use chopped frozen spinach) Place oil in the cooking pot, add chopped onions and stir them until trasparent. Add spinach, rice and all the rest of the ingredients and cook covered until rice is done, about twenty minutes. Serve hot with yogurt and mashed garlic or with some lemon juice.