Monday, May 12, 2014

Aloo Palak | Potatoes in Spinach sauce | Side dish for Roti/naan


After experimenting with palak i want to make many dish with it and this is one among it.Few thing that i have made with it are,palak puri,vegetable palak and palak paneer.In near future i hope to i try many with it.



Preparation time; 15 mins
cooking time: Under 30 min
Recipe type: side dish
Recipe cuisine : Indian 
Author :Babitha
serves-2 to 3

Ingredients:


  • Palak leaves-5 to 8
  • Potato-2 big
  • Green chilly-2,small
  • Ginger-small piece
  • garlic flakes-3
  • onion-1 big
  • tomato-1,medium sized
  • Turmeric powder-1\4 tsp
  • Red chilly powder-1\2 tsp
  • garam masala-1\4 tsp
  • salt to taste
  • jeera-1\2 tsp
  • Oil-3 tsp
  • Fresh cream/malai-for toppings





Method:

1.Boil water add the cleaned palak/spinach leaves to it and let be in water  for a minute.Then drain water and puree it along with green chilly.

2.Make a paste of onion,tomato,ginger and garlic.Boil the potato.Peel the skin and cube it.





3.Heat oil in a pan add jeera seeds followed by ground onion-tomato mix and saute till the raw smell goes.Then add in palak puree and saute for a while.Dunk in all the all powders and salt,cook for a while.

4.Add the cubed potato  and add some water for it to blend well.



Top it with fresh cream and serve for roti/ naan.

Note:

1.You can also use baby potato for making this.

2.Adjust spice as per ur taste buds.
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