Potato and Spinach Curry with Sauce (Gravy)
Aloo Palak Saag Rasedar
This is different from Potato and Spinach Bhaji - Free From Onion, Garlic and Tomatoes in that it is not dry like a stir-fry. It has a sauce, often based on onion and tomatoes, though it can be made without either.
It tastes best with fresh spinach, but can be made with frozen or tinned spinach.
Serves 4-6 as part of a meal.
Ingredients
- 300-400 gm. fresh spinach/palak leaves (you can use tinned or frozen spinach)
- 5-6 new potatoes, halved or quartered, depending upon their size
- 2-3 tbsp. cooking oil/ghee (clarified butter), use oil for vegan
- 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- A pinch of asafoetida/Hing
- 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated or finely chopped
- 1 medium onions
- 1-2 cloves of garlic (optional)
- 200 gm. or 1/2 cup chopped or tinned tomatoes
- 1 level tsp. turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp. crushed chillies or chilli powder
- 1 tsp. coriander powder
- Salt to taste
- 1-2 cups of water, according to how thick you want your sauce to be
- 1/2 tsp. Garam Masala
Instructions
- Peel, wash, chop onion, ginger and garlic roughly or grind in a food processor.
- Cut potatoes into bite size pieces.
- Wash and drain spinach leaves. If leaves are large, chop them up.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add cumin seeds, a large pinch of asafoetida. Let the cumin seed splutter.
- Add the chopped/ground onions, ginger and garlic & fry till medium brown.
- Add the tomatoes, coriander powder, turmeric, salt and chillies and mix.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until oil begins to separate at the edges or the mass begins to come off the pan.
- Add copped potatoes, stir for a minute.
- Add a cup of water. You can add more later, if it looks not enough. Bring to bil ad simmer until potatoes are half cooked.
- Add the spinach. Stir.
- Bring to boil, then cover and simmer on low for 5-10 minutes, until potatoes are cooked, stirring gently from time to time. It is important to cover it, as hot spinach bubbles and splatters everywhere if you don't.
- Serve hot with Chapatties or Makka Roti Cornmeal Roti