Aloo Palak | Indian Spinach Potato Recipe
Aloo Palak-Indian spinach and potato recipe is healthy, gluten-free, vegan, and easy to whip up using a handful of fresh ingredients. Great recipe for meals under 30 minutes! Eat it as is or with flatbread for a wholesome meal.
Ingredients
- 1 pound baby spinach , roughly chopped, prewashed baby spinach or 2 bunches of thoroughly washed and stems removed spinach
- 3 medium vine tomatoes , diced
- 3 medium Yukon gold potatoes or red potatoes , peeled, washed, and cut into about ½ inch thick cubes
- 1 medium yellow onion , peeled and diced
- 8 roughly chopped garlic cloves , roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 3 tablespoons olive oil , or mustard oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 3 dried whole red chilies
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon pink salt , or table salt to taste
- 1 ½ tablespoons Kashmiri chili powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1-2 tablespoons water , if needed
Instructions
- Heat the oil on medium-high heat and add cumin seeds. Once the cumin seeds start to change color add diced onions and whole red chilies. Cook until onion becomes slightly golden for about 2-3 minutes.
- Once the onion is slightly golden, add roughly chopped garlic and grated ginger to the pan. Sautee ginger & garlic until fragrant, takes only a few seconds. We don't want the garlic to turn brown at all.
- Now add diced tomatoes, all the powdered spices, and salt to taste. Cook on medium heat while stirring in between the cooking until tomatoes soften.
- Add cubed potatoes once tomatoes are soft. Mix well to coat the potatoes with sauce. Turn the heat down to low and cover the pan.
- Cook on low for 7-9 minutes or just until potatoes are tender. Uncover and check the potatoes in between cooking. If needed add 1-2 tablespoons of water to speed up the cooking process.
- Once the potatoes are tender, add all the roughly chopped spinach. Cover the pan and let the spinach wilt for easy mixing. Takes less than 1 minute for spinach to start wilting with the cover.
- Uncover the pan and mix everything gently. Turn the heat up to medium and cook until all the water from spinach completely evaporates. Takes about 3-5 minutes depending on your stove.
- Serve with warm with dal, rice, and flatbread.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 174kcal ,Carbohydrates: 17.4g ,Protein: 4.9g ,Fat: 11.3g ,Saturated Fat: 1.6g ,Sodium: 683mg ,Potassium: 984mg ,Fiber: 4.9g ,Sugar: 1.9g ,Calcium: 132mg ,Iron: 4mg
Nutrition information is sourced from a third-party application and should be considered as approximate figures for reference purposes only.
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