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.

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