ALOO PALAK | ALOO PALAK GRAVY RECIPE

• 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

• 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 !