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Aloo Saag

Potatoes cooked with fresh spinach and fenugreek leaves makes a wonderful combination. Serve this with hot chapatis. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Aloo Saag

Main Ingredients Medium potatoes, Fresh spinach
Cuisine Indian
Course Main Course Vegetarian
Prep Time 16-20 minutes
Cook time 16-20 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Difficult
Others Veg

Ingredients 

  • 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 1 medium bunch of fresh spinach, shredded
  • 1 medium bunch of fresh fenugreek leaves (methi), leaves separated
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2-3 green chillies, slit
  • 6-8 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger 
  • 1/3 teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 3 tablespoons peanuts, roasted and crushed

Method

  1. Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds, green chillies, garlic and ginger, mix well and sauté fragrant.
  2. Add asafoetida and mix. Add potatoes and mix well. Add salt, mix, cover and cook till potatoes soften and are lightly browned.
  3. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, peanuts, spinach and fenugreek leaves, mix well and cook till the leaves wilt.
  4. Serve hot.
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