Aloo Palak is a popular dish served in both India and Pakistan. Aloo translates to potato and palak means spinach, so obviously these two vegetables are the star ingredients. This is a comforting and warming dish made with plenty of earthy, pungent spices – plus a hint of lemon.
Aloo Palak is traditionally served as a side dish at lunch or dinner. I’ve also been enjoying it for breakfast; it’s a much healthier take on American home fries! Whenever you decide to make it, you’ll find that it’s super fast and easy to prepare.
Serve with flatbread, such as Sami’s Bakery Millet and Flax Pita, Millet and Flax Lavash, or other flatbread of your choice.
Method Overview
- Saute onion, pepper, garlic, ginger, spices
- Steam potatoes in same skillet
- Add lemon, spinach, and garam masala
Aloo Palak
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 185kcal
Equipment
- 1 covered skillet
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 1 mild green chile pepper, diced (such as serrano)
- 3 cloves garlic, diced
- 1 to 2 teaspoons minced ginger root
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 medium potatoes, evenly diced into either 1/2-inch or 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 6 cups chopped spinach
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder, optional
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat with a bit of the onion. When the onion begins to sizzle, add the rest of the onion and the chile pepper. Sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring often.Add the garlic, ginger, cumin seeds, coriander, chile powder, turmeric, and salt . Cook for 30 seconds more, while stirring.
- Add the potatoes and water to the pan. Cover and steam the potatoes until tender, stirring occasionally. Add more water if needed.
- When the potatoes are tender, stir in the lemon juice.Add the spinach to the pan. Cover and cook for about a minute, stir, then recover. Cook in this way until the spinach is wilted.
- Stir in the garam masala.
Nutrition
Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 1021mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4315IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3mg
If you enjoy this recipe, you may also enjoy my Air Fryer Pakora, and Turmeric Rice.
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