Aloo Palak

Aloo palak is spinach potato curry. It is a mild spicy North Indian dish. It can be prepared with onion garlic or without onion. This recipe is without onion garlic.

Serves: 3

Ingredients:

1. Palak (chopped) - 1 bunch
2. Potatoes (peeled and cubed) - 3 to 4 medium
3. Tomato (chopped) - 1 medium
4. Green chillies (chopped) - 2
5. Cumin seeds - a pinch
6. Bayleaf - 1 small
7. Cloves - 2
8. Cinnamon - 1/4" piece
9. Green cardamom seeds - 6 to 8
10. Kasuri methi - 1 tsp
11. Fresh cream - 3 tbsp
12. Oil - for deep frying potatoes and 1 tsp for gravy preparation
13. Ghee - 1 tbsp
14. Sugar - 1/2 tsp
15. Salt to taste

Procedure:

• Blanch palak and keep it aside.
• Deep fry potatoes and keep aside.
• Heat oil and add bayleaf, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom, fry till spices give out aroma.
• Add tomato and fry till tomato turns soft.
• Let it cool.
• Combine with blanched palak and grind to a fine paste.
• Heat ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds.
• Before cumin seeds get crackled add green chillies.
• Add ground paste, kasuri methi, sugar and salt.
• Add fried potato cubes and stir well.
• Add fresh cream and simmer for 2 min.
• Serve hot with roti/ naan etc.

Tip:

• Instead of deep fried potatoes, you may use boiled potatoes.
• You may add paneer instead of potatoes.
• If you want to prepare it with onion garlic, you may have a look at the recipe for palak paneer.