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    Aloo Palak Recipe | Potato Spinach Masala

    Published: May 18, 2010 · Modified: Sep 23, 2020 by Srivalli · 12 Comments

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    Aloo Palak or Potato Spinach Masala is a classic alternative to the popular Palak Paneer. This is an easy and quick side dish you can make for rotis.

    The rare times when you actually pause and think you will realize that Life has gone a fast forward track much faster than you expected. That was what happened to me too. With kids having their holidays, we finally had our interiors done. Our relatives left after Konda’s birthday and Athamma went with them for a short trip.

    So you can imagine the work that was meted on us. This brought back to force our thinking that no matter what, life goes on. A day passes off too quickly for us to even ponder much. We feared so much on how we handle so many things, yet we pass them as surely as the night dawns to give way to light.

    I haven’t cooked much these past few days after my relatives left. I really had to get myself prepare the Ras Malai because of the challenge; else I know I may never have made it. I was happy having attempted it though. It tasted very good, well considering the fact that the paneer was hard. Well next time maybe, you can’t get everything prefect at the first attempt right.

    We took the kids to a park nearby and spent almost 2 hours playing. It was my first time, whereas hubby dear had taken the kids many times to that place. Imagine visiting a park nearby that you are not familiar with and your kids show you the way! With a pang of remorse, I realized I may have missed lot of activities with the kids because I was busy doing other things.

    But on the other hand, I felt happy seeing the merry my kids had in showing me the way through the park. Small happiness goes long way in mending the hurts you otherwise feel…

    I know it’s been a while since I actually posted a recipe per se. So here’s a classic dish that Amma prepared the other day for us vegetarian. I really enjoyed eating this with Hot Chappati off the pan, that I can associate myself when I eat at parents home.

    Aloo Palak

    Aloo Palak | Potato Spinach Masala

    Ingredients needed:

    • 150 gm/ 2 big - Potato
    • 2 bundles - Palak / Spinach (1 cup paste)
    • 150 gm - Onions
    • 150 gm - Tomatoes
    • 1 tsp - Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 3/4 tsp - Garam Masala
    • 1 tsp - Chilli Powder
    • A pinch of Turmeric Powder
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tbsp - Cooking Oil
    • A pinch of Sugar
    • Ghee to roast the potatoes

    Method to prepare:

    • Wash and cook the palak leaves in little water for 5 minutes. Once its cool, grind to a fine paste and keep it aside.
    • Chop Onions, Tomatoes into fine pieces.
    • Peel and cube into inch sized potatoes.
    • If you are using ghee, then heat in a non stick pan saute the potatoes till done. This should almost be a roast. Remove and keep aside.
    • In the same pan, heat 2 tsp of cooking oil, add onions, fry till they are gold in colour and add ginger garlic paste. Fry for few mins.
    • Add the tomatoes, sauté well. If the tomatoes are very firm, add the salt right now to get them soft, else can be added in the end.
    • Add chilli powder, turmeric powder. Cook well for 5 mins. Then add the palak paste. Bring to boil. Simmer for 5 mins or till the gravy is thick enough. Add the garam masala at this stage.
    • Just before switching it off, add the potato pieces and cook it for 5 mints. Finally add sugar to retain the green colour of the spinach.
    • Serve with Rotis.
    It was interesting to note how well aloo got paired with spinach. Though we normally make Palak Paneer, this was the first time we did with Potato. I thought the taste would be very similar but I was in for a surprise when I tasted it to be completely differently and at the same time very delicious. You should surely try this to know the difference!

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    Aloo Palak | Potato Spinach Masala

    Aloo Palak or Potato Spinach Masala is a classic alternative to the popular Palak Paneer. This is an easy and quick side dish you can make for rotis.
    Course Main Dish - Gravies
    Cuisine North Indian
    Keyword Roti Side Dish
    By Cook Method Stovetop
    Occasion Weekend Special
    By Diet Vegetarian
    Dish Type Gravy Side Dishes
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes minutes
    Servings 4 people
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 150 gm Potato / 2 big
    • 2 bundles Palak / Spinach (1 cup paste)
    • 150 gm Onions
    • 150 gm Tomatoes
    • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
    • 3/4 tsp Garam Masala
    • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
    • A pinch Turmeric powder
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
    • A pinch Sugar
    • Ghee to roast the potatoes

    Instructions

    • Wash and cook the palak leaves in little water for 5 minutes. Once its cool, grind to a fine paste and keep it aside.
    • Chop Onions, Tomatoes into fine pieces. Peel and cube into inch sized potatoes.
    • If you are using ghee, then heat in a non stick pan saute the potatoes till done. This should almost be a roast. Remove and keep aside.
    • In the same pan, heat 2 tsp of cooking oil, add onions, fry till they are gold in colour and add ginger garlic paste. Fry for few mins.
    • Add the tomatoes, sauté well. If the tomatoes are very firm, add the salt right now to get them soft, else can be added in the end.
    • Add chilli powder, turmeric powder. Cook well for 5 mins. Then add the palak paste. Bring to boil. Simmer for 5 mins or till the gravy is thick enough. Add the garam masala at this stage.
    • Just before switching it off, add the potato pieces and cook it for 5 mints. Finally add sugar to retain the green colour of the spinach.
    • Serve with Rotis.
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    Comments

    1. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

      May 18, 2010 at 3:24 am

      Love this one 🙂

      Reply
    2. jayasree says

      May 18, 2010 at 3:34 am

      Though I have replaced paneer with aloo in some dishes when I try from cookbooks, have never thought this combo.

      Looks delicious, Valli.

      Reply
    3. Ms.Chitchat says

      May 18, 2010 at 4:09 am

      Loved ur write-up as usual,very true to the core. Time just flies and once in a while, we need to look back the happenings and see if we r missing something:):)A nice recipe and goes well with garam rotis.

      Reply
    4. AvanthiRao says

      May 18, 2010 at 5:08 am

      healthy and tasty

      Reply
    5. Rachana Kothari says

      May 18, 2010 at 8:45 am

      Healthy and delicious!

      Reply
    6. Life is beautiful!!! says

      May 18, 2010 at 11:48 am

      Srivalli, happy to know that you are enjoying ur time with kids 🙂 Definitely a very soothing dish and very healthy too 🙂

      Reply
    7. Preeti Kashyap says

      May 18, 2010 at 1:08 pm

      Looks yummy!

      Reply
    8. Madhuri says

      May 18, 2010 at 3:11 pm

      Yum. looks delicious.

      Reply
    9. Divya Vikram says

      May 18, 2010 at 6:39 pm

      Looks really delicious Valli.

      Reply
    10. shriya says

      May 18, 2010 at 1:56 pm

      Srivalli, Love this aloo palak curry. I Love the combo and it must be delicious.

      Reply
    11. Hari Chandana says

      May 18, 2010 at 5:48 pm

      Healthy and delicious.. 🙂

      Reply
    12. Sadhana says

      May 20, 2010 at 1:50 pm

      Looks delicious. Thanks for stopping by, things are kind of settling down and hope for good times ahead.

      Reply

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