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ALU PALAK

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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.

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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.

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  • 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.

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  • Add lemon juice.
  • Serve hot with roti, naan ,parathas or rice.

NOTE


You can replace potatoes with paneer and here is your recipe for palak paneer.
  • 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.

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