sig's Saag Aloo (spinach and potatoes)

Sigrun
Sigrun @sigrun
German, living in England

thanks for trying this, that is why I always cook I Indian food from scratch, love the smells, the natural colours.and eating of this cuisine. Such a pleasure :ohyeaah

sig's Saag Aloo (spinach and potatoes)

thanks for trying this, that is why I always cook I Indian food from scratch, love the smells, the natural colours.and eating of this cuisine. Such a pleasure :ohyeaah

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Ingredients

6 servings
  1. 500 gramsspinach
  2. 2 tbspvegetable oil
  3. 1 tspblack mustard seeds
  4. 2 largeshallots, thinly sliced
  5. 3 clovesmoked or normal garlic,crushed
  6. 2cm piece fresh root ginger,very finely chopped
  7. 3fresh tomatoes,peeled and deseeded,cut int1/4
  8. 1 tspchilli powder
  9. 1 tspsalt
  10. 125 mlwater
  11. 700 gramscooked but still slightly firm potatoes ,cut into chunks

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    blanch spinach in boiling water for about 4 minutes,drain into sieve over another pan .Squeeze as much water as possible out of spinach with wooden spoon. Bring water back to boil ,set spinach aside.Cut cross into tomatoes take spinach water of heat and add tomatoes ,leave in water for a few minutes. Remove tomatoes and peel back skin , take out flesh discard seeds, keep tomatoes about 1/4 size.Discard water.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in pan over medium heat and fry mustard seeds until they splatter,add onions ,garlic and ginger and fry for about 5 munutes stirring .Add the pre cooked but still slightly firn potato chunks,chilli powder salt and water,cook for 10 minutes.Add sspinach and tomatoes to the pan .Cover and simmer for 10 -15 minutes until potatoes are tender.

  3. 3

    as an alternative to spinach this can be made with spring greens and use some fresh chopped chilli ,omit chilli powder.

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PinkyPink!!
PinkyPink!! @cook_2941936
We call potatos as aloo and saag is i guess curry or so...
Too sweet youvknow Indian recipes. Yes, Indian cooking rocks!! Just follow me for Indian recipes :-)
(soon to be uploaded lololol)

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