Everyday Indian Aloo Palak

Today I wanted to do a post about an every day recipe that I make. A lot of my posts are new and creative ideas, but if I were to whip something up last minute and I was really in the mood for something tasty and filling, I would make Indian food. Indian food is my go-to, mainly because that’s what I grew up with. This recipe is really simple, using just spinach, potatoes, tomato and a few spices. There seems to be this crazy fear over potatoes in recent times due to their high starch content. But potatoes do have tons of nutrients and in moderation, aren’t really going to make you gain weight.  The recipe takes maybe 10 minutes to prepare. The flavors remind me of home, simple enough to cook every day and yummy enough to entertain with. Hope you enjoy!

Servings: When I prepared this dish, I prepared it alongside dal and rice. The quantities serve 2-3 hungry people.

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Everyday Aloo Palak

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2-3 medium potatoes peeled and chopped.
• 1 bag fresh spinach. x Chopped. Frozen spinach will do, but fresh is better.
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 clove garlic finely chopped
• 1 tsp ginger grated 1 tsp
• 2 small indian green chillies
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 roma tomatoes or 1 large tomato cubed
• cilantro for garnish

Instructions

• First, parboil the potatoes in water, with a pinch of turmeric and salt. Parboil means bringing the potatoes to a boil, but not fully cooking. It's best to peel and chop the potatoes into bite sized pieces before parboiling them. Drain and set aside.
• In a saucepan, heat some oil and add 1 tsp cumin seeds.
• When cumin seeds start sputtering. add in 2 chopped green chillies, ginger, garlic and saute for a couple minutes
• Add potatoes and tomatoes, and stir well. If you do not have indian green chillies, you can add 1 serrano pepper or a pinch of cayenne powder.
• Let the mixture saute for another few minutes before adding fresh spinach and a gentle amount of salt. Turn off flame and stir well. The spinach will wilt into the potatoes.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve.

Notes

Serve with dal and rice or roti