Aloo Palak Recipe, How to Make Aloo Palak Recipe, Potato Spinach Curry
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Aloo Palak is a nutritious North Indian recipe.
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
Aloo Palak Recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 280 kcal
Ingredients
- Spinach/ palak – 1 Large bowl. 3 bunches
- Potatoes – 1 bowl
- Oil – 6 tbsp.
- Mustard seeds – ¼ tbsp.
- Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp.
- Chana dal – 1 tbsp.
- Garlic cloves – 1 tbsp. finely sliced
- Onions – 1 cup
- Green chillies – 5 No.
- Curry leaves – 2 tbsp.
- Asafoetida – a pinch
- Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp.
- Salt – 1 tbsp.
- Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp.
- Coriander powder – ½ tbsp.
- Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp.
Instructions
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First clean spinach in running water and cut into small pieces. Keep aside.
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Peel the skin of the potatoes and cut them into small bite-size cubes, keep aside.
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In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds, chana dal, cumin seeds and garlic cloves.
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Add onions once they turn soft add green chillies, curry leaves and little asafoetida.
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Sauté for few seconds till onions turn golden brown.
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Add potatoes, mix well and sprinkle salt and turmeric powder.
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Cook for 5 minutes so that potatoes turn soft. Cook with lid covered.
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Now add spinach and mix for a while so that spinach shrinks.
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Once palak is cooked, add red chilli powder and coriander powder.
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Garnish with coriander leaves. Aloo Palak Recipe goes well with steamed rice or with Indian bread like chapati.