
Aloo Palak - Spinach & Potato Curry
A delicious vegetarian Pakistani meal. It's quick, it's easy, it's delicious - and there's not much else to say! You have to try it to understand just how tasty it is! :-)
Ingredients
- 0.25 cupoil/ghee
- 1 mediumonion (chopped)
- 1green chilli
- 1 tspcoriander powder
- 1 tspred chilli powder (or to taste)
- 1 tbspminced garlic
- 0.5 tbspminced ginger
- 1 mediumtomato (chopped)
- 0.5lb spinach (chopped)
- 1lb potatoes (peeled and chopped into quartered circles)
- 2.5 tspsalt (or to taste)
- 1 tspcumin seeds
- 0.5 tspturmeric
- 2 tbspdried fenugreek ((kasoori methi))
Steps
- Add your oil/ghee to a deep pot.
- On a medium heat, add the onions and fry until they are lightly gold, about 5 minutes.
- Add the potatoes, green chilli, ginger, garlic and spices.
- Give these a quick 3 minute fry, stirring often.
- Add 1/2 cup of water and your chopped tomatoes.
- Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add in the chopped spinach.
- Simmer this covered with a lid on low for 5 minutes, then uncovered until the moisture from the spinach has been cooked out and there isn't any murky-coloured water left.
- Instead of stirring, swirl the pot as discussed in the recipe post to ensure the potatoes don't break,
- Stir in the dried fenugreek when the curry is finished cooking.
- The fenugreek doesn't need any cooking.
Tips
- Recipe Source: Fatima Cooks
Source: Fatima Cooks


