Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 4

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1 small bunch of palak leaves
2. 2 medium sized potatoes
3. 1 tbsp coriander leaves
4. 1 tsp lemon juice
5. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
6. 1 green chilli
7. 1 large onion
8. 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger and garlic
9. 2 tomatoes
10. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
11. 1 tsp red chili powder
12. 1 tsp coriander powder
13. 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
14. 1/2 tsp cumin powder
15. 1 tbsp kasuri methi (optional)
16. Salt as per your taste
17. 1 tbsp cooking oil

Instructions for aloo palak:

1. Boil and peel the potatoes.
2. Chop them and set it aside.
3. Boil the water in a container. Blanch the cleaned palak leaves for 2 minutes.
4. Immerse the blanched palak leaves in cold water.
5. And then transfer it into the mixie jar. Add in coriander leaves and a tsp of lemon juice. Grind it into a fine paste by adding required water. Set it aside.
6. Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Add cumin seeds and finely chopped green chilli.
7. Follwerd by add in chopped onion, ginger and garlic. Fry until onions turn soft.
8. Add in finely chopped tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Fry until tomatoes are soft.
9. Add the spice powders like chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and cumin powder. Fry them for a minute.
10. Add in ground palak puree and little water. Give it a quick mix and boil it for a minute.
11. Add in boiled and chopped potatoes. Give it a quick mix. Continue boiling for 2 minutes.
12. At the end add in crushed kasuri methi. Give it a quick and switch off the stove.
13. Serve it with roti or chapati.

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