ALOO PALAK | ALOO PALAK GRAVY RECIPE

Aloo palak is in my try list for a long time. I have blogged Restaurant style palak paneer and Sindhi style palak paneer recipes..So I thought of trying aloo palak by combining those 2 recipes. It came out very well. We loved it a lot..We relished it with chapati….

INGREDIENTS
1 cup – 200ml

To saute

Palak leaves – 2 cups
Sugar – 1/4 tsp
Cooking oil – 1 tsp

To pressure cook

Boiled Potato – 2 nos (big)

To temper & saute

Cooking oil + ghee – 1 + 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Crushed fennel seeds powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)
Big onion – 2 nos
Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Tomato – 2 nos
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 to1.5 tsp
Dhania powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
Crushed Kasuri methi – 1 tsp
Salt & water – As needed
Milk – 1/4 cup

To garnish

Fresh cream or milk skin (paal aadai) – 1 tbsp
Lemon juice – few drops

HOW TO MAKE ALOO PALAK

Pressure cook the potato and cube cut into small pieces.Set aside.Chop the onions finely and cut tomatoes into small pieces..
Wash the palak leaves..Heat a tsp of oil and saute the palak leaves till it shrinks and gets cooked. Add 1/4 tsp of sugar to retain the color of palak.Let it cool down completely. Then grind it to make a paste adding little water.

Heat oil in a kadai , temper cumin seeds , fennel seeds powder & then add the onions , ginger garlic paste.. Saute till raw smell emanates.Then add the tomato pieces and saute till mushy.

Now add all the spice powders and mix well. Then add the palak paste , salt & saute for sometime in low flame.

Lastly add the potato pieces , mix well. Add the crushed kasoori methi , milk and mix well..

Add a tbsp of fresh cream or milk skin (paal aadai) before serving..Add few drops of lemon juice & serve !

Note : For variations u can try adding green chillies instead of red chilli powder. If u use green chillies , saute them along with palak , grind and add..