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Everyday Aloo Palak

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
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