Saag Aloo Recipe – Spicy and Dry Indian Curry of Potatoes and Spinach
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What you need
  • 4 potatoes, cut into small cubes;
  • 3 cups of chopped spinach;
  • 1 onion, chopped;
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste;
  • 1 green chilli (optional), chopped;
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder;
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder;
  • 1 tsp cumin powder;
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds;
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds;
  • 1 dried red chilli;
  • 1 tsp garam masala;
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice;
  • ⅓ cup water;
  • ½ tsp salt;
  • oil.
Method
  1. Heat oil into a pan. Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds and fry couple of seconds until they start to sizzle.
  2. Now add chopped onion, ginger garlic paste, green chilli and dried red chilli (reduce or omit the chillies if you are cooking for kids). Stir fry for about 5 minutes on medium flame, until onion starts to change color.
  3. Add all powder spices and fry for 1 minute.
  4. Add potatoes, mix and let it cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Add spinach and salt. Cook for 3 minutes. Then add water and 1 tsp garam masala, cover the pan with a lid and let it cook for about 10 minutes, on low medium flame.
  6. Once done, sprinkle some lemon juice, mix and serve hot with chapati or rice.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 3
Recipe by My Indian Taste at http://myindiantaste.com/saag-aloo-recipe-indian-potatoes-spinach-curry-recipe/