Aloo Palak (Potato in Spinach Puree)
Aloo Palak (Potato in Spinach Puree)

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Aloo Palak (Potato in Spinach Puree) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Aloo Palak (Potato in Spinach Puree) is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

That means it is paneer based dish, so paneer is dominating here over spinach. But if you see the name of aloo palak, palak is used after aloo. That means it is spinach (or palak) based dish.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have aloo palak (potato in spinach puree) using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Aloo Palak (Potato in Spinach Puree):
  1. Prepare 1 . Potatoes - 4 boiled
  2. Make ready 2 . Onion - 2 cubed
  3. Take 3 . Green chilli - 3 slit length
  4. Prepare 4 . Spinach - 1 bunch
  5. Prepare 5 . Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
  6. Make ready 6 . Garlic - 5 grated
  7. Prepare 7 . Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  8. Get 8 . Coriander powder - 1 tsp
  9. Prepare 9 . Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
  10. Get 10 . Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
  11. Make ready 11 . Salt - as needed
  12. Take 12 . Oil - 2 tbsp
  13. Make ready 13 . Kasthuri methi - 1 tbsp crushed

I have included the steps to make Aloo Palak on stovetop and in instant pot. Cool and just blend it in the mixer into a coarse paste. Heat a pot on medium heat. Once hot, add oil followed by cumin seeds, turmeric powder, and asafoetida (hing).

Instructions to make Aloo Palak (Potato in Spinach Puree):
  1. Boil potatoes peel the skin off and cut it into cubes. Keep this aside.
  2. Heat 2 cups of water in vessel add onion, green chilli and spinach. Close with lid and cook in high flame for 4 minutes. Cool down this and grind to smooth paste. Don't drain the water. Grind with water. Keep aside.
  3. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in kadai add garlic. Fry till it changes colour. Add spinach puree with chilli powder, cumin powder and salt. Mix this together. Cook this mixture until oil leaves the edges
  4. Keep on stirring we don't want puree to stick on the bottom. Add boiled cubed potatoes and mix it thoroughly.
  5. Add 1/2 cup of water and cover it. Cook till it reached to gravy consistency. Adjust the salt level. Add garam masala and let it cook for 2 minutes.
  6. Garnish with kasthuri methi and serve hot with roti.

Aloo refers to potatoes & palak to spinach in Indian language. This aloo palak is a side dish from north Indian cuisine made by stir frying potatoes and spinach. It is a healthy and delicious vegan dish made with minimal use of spices. It can be eaten with roti, paratha, Poori or even with rice. Mentioned quantity will give you medium spicy taste with subtle flavor of spinach.

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