Alu palak / potato and spinach curry

Ingredients

• Potatoes 3 peeled and cubed
• Spinach 2 bunches chopped
• Onions 1 chopped
• Green chillies 2 slited
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 tablespoon
• Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Chilly powder 1 tablespoon
• Cumin seeds 1/4 teaspoon
• Kasuri methi 1 tablespoon slightly roasted on a tawa and rubbed with the hands
• Salt to taste
• Oil 2 tablespoons

Preparation

• Take oil heavy bottom kadai. Once hot add cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add onions and green chillies and saute till onions are fried.
• Then add ginger garlic paste and fry further for 3-4 minutes. Add coriander powder, turmeric powder and cumin powder, saute again for 1 minute.
• Then add the cubed potatoes pieces and salt. Cover and cook till potatoes are half cooked.
• Add spinach and kasuri methi and mix well. Let it cook for another 3-4 minutes. Then add 1/2 cup water.
• Reduce the flame and cook till water dries (not completely),lastly add red chilly powder.
• Combine well and serve hot with rotis/parathas.

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