Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Aloo - Palak Curry


Ingredients:

Potato/Aloo - 1 - remove skin and cut into small pieces

Boil these ingredients separately and mash this to a coarse paste:

Spinach/Keerai/Palak - 1 bunch
Tomato - 2(medium)
Green chillies - 5 nos
Fennel seeds(Soombu) - 1/2 tsp

For seasoning:

Onion - 1 - chopped
Ginger & Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Cloves & Cinnamon Sticks - 2 nos(each)
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Boil the slices potatoes until they are cooked.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon, fennel seeds and wait until they splutter.
3. Add onion and fry until golden brown, then add ginger - garlic paste, garam masala powder and fry until the raw smell goes off.
4. Now add the cooked potatoes and the ground spinach/palak paste.
5. Add salt and let it boil for 2 mins.


Note:

-> Serve with Naan, roti, jeera rice, white rice....
-> Instead of potato, try with cooked channa....it will be yummy!