Alu Palak is my husband's favourite dish. He can eat it any time with roti or rice. He likes it in nice green color.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb spinach
- 2 potatoes
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 green chilles long,if small take 4
- tea spoon minced ginger
- tea spoon minced garlic
- tea spoons lemon juice
- 1 tea spoon maida(all purpose flour)
- /2 tea spoon cumin seeds
- /4 tea spoon turmeric powder
- /2 tea spoon red chilly powder
- /2 tea spoon garam masala
- table spoon oil for tampering and frying
- salt to taste
METHOD
- Boil 3 cups water in a pan. Add washed spinach in boiling water. Take out spinach after 2 minutes in a colander,now pour some cold water on it.
- Make a coarse paste of spinach and green chillies in a mixer.
- Half boil the potatoes. If you are boiling in the pressure cooker, take 3 whistle. Peel the potatoes and cut into big pieces.
- Take 2 table spoon oil in pan, heat it and fry the potatoes from both the side. Keep aside the fried potatoes.
- Heat 2 tablespoon oil in the pan. Add cumin seeds, ginger,garlic and onion.Saute it.(those who like tomato taste with palak at this point they can add 1 chopped tomato and fry for 2 min)
- Add spices.
- Add spinach paste.boil it for 2 minutes.Make paste of maida with one tablespoon of cold water and add into the spinach. Boil more for 2 minutes.
- Add potatoes, mix well.
- Add lemon juice.
- Serve hot with roti, naan ,parathas or rice.
NOTE
- Those who like creamy taste, in the end before adding lemon juice they can add fresh thick cream. I would suggest you to make alu palak without cream and palak paner with cream.
Food Event:
This is my entry for the -
Curry Mela event being hosted by Srivalli of Cooking For All Season.
WYF:Colour In Food event being hosted by EC of Simple Indian Food.