Aloo Palak
Aloo Palak is a stir fried potato blended with the flavors of Spinach. This is popular curry all over India in roadside restaurants specially in north side Indian cities, those roadside restaurants called is dhabas, there usually serve Punjabi foods and this curry also one of them. This curry usually serve along with paratha or naan as accomplishment. Potatoes and spinach come together and always a great hit, yet again, in a Punjabi version of gravy style . There are two version one is dried version and another one is gravy curry. Once you have peeled and the cooked potatoes and blanched spinach puree, this dish is a breeze to prepare as it simply makes use of readily available spices and everyday ingredients. Simple though it sounds, the apt combination of ingredients results in a true tongue-tickler.
Ingredients
- 2 lb Paalak or Spinach chopped
- 2 nos Potato big
- 1 no Onion chopped
- 2 nos Green chilies chopped
- 2 nos Tomato chopped
- 4 nos Garlic pods chopped finely
- 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
- 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Curry leaves A few
- Salt As reqd
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes. Remove the skin and cut into cubes.
- Heat the oil in a sauce-pan.
- Splutter mustard seeds.
- Add chopped garlic, cumin seeds, curry leaves and fry for 1 minute.
- Put the chopped onions and green chillies to it.
- Add tomatoes and stir fry.
- Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt.
- Add the potatoes and stir it along with the masalas for 2 mins.
- Add the chopped spinach to it.
- Cover and cook over a moderate heat for about 10 mins. Stir several times.
- Cover, lowering the heat and cook for another 5 mins or until done.
- :- Serve with hot parathas or chappathis.
Notes
You can explore this dishSpicy Aloo Palak
You can also tryAloo Matar Dry
You can also tryAloo Matar Dry
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