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 | 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.
Recipe
Aloo Palak | Potato Spinach Masala
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.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
Love this one 🙂
jayasree says
Though I have replaced paneer with aloo in some dishes when I try from cookbooks, have never thought this combo.
Looks delicious, Valli.
Ms.Chitchat says
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.
AvanthiRao says
healthy and tasty
Rachana Kothari says
Healthy and delicious!
Life is beautiful!!! says
Srivalli, happy to know that you are enjoying ur time with kids 🙂 Definitely a very soothing dish and very healthy too 🙂
Preeti Kashyap says
Looks yummy!
Madhuri says
Yum. looks delicious.
Divya Vikram says
Looks really delicious Valli.
shriya says
Srivalli, Love this aloo palak curry. I Love the combo and it must be delicious.
Hari Chandana says
Healthy and delicious.. 🙂
Sadhana says
Looks delicious. Thanks for stopping by, things are kind of settling down and hope for good times ahead.