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    Home » Recipes » Side Dish For Chapati

    Aloo palak recipe | Potato spinach gravy

    June 18, 2012 by Raks Anand 74 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Aloo palak is a healthy side dish recipe, in which potato is cooked with Indian spinach. This is very rich and creamy tasting side dish, without any much fatty things.

    aloo palak recipe

    I had aloo palak for the first time only last year in a friends home, when they served it along with vegetable rice.

    I had no idea about the taste of it until that day. It was yummy and Aj & Vj too loved it.

    Was thinking why I had not tried making at home so far. Even at restaurants I have never thought of tasting such a nice dish.

    I make palak paneer at home as Aj loves it and I thought can make it the same way except for the panner I can add aloo.

    So I adapted the base recipe even more simpler to make and made this aloo palak.

    And it turned out finger licking good!  It's perfect for weekend lunch.

    I made it along with peas pulao and it was perfect for it. You can also make it as side dish for roti.

    aloo palak gravy

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    Aloo palak recipe

    Aloo palak is a healthy side dish recipe, in which potato is cooked with Indian spinach. This is very rich and creamy tasting side dish, without any much fatty things.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Servings 3 people
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Palak Indian spinach, tightly packed
    • 3 Potato
    • 1 Onion
    • 2 Tomato
    • 4 Green chillies
    • 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
    • ¼ teaspoon Garam masala powder
    • 2 teaspoon Coriander powder - 2 tsp
    • ½ teaspoon Pepper powder - ½ tsp
    • 1 teaspoon Kasoori methi
    • ¼ teaspoon Sugar
    • ¼ cup Milk
    • Salt - as needed

    To temper

    • 2 teaspoon Oil
    • 1 inch Cinnamon
    • 1 Cardamom
    • 1 Clove
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    Instructions

    • Cook potatoes firstly and peel it, cube it. You can either pressure cook potatoes for 3-4 whistles in medium flame or boil as cubes as such.
    • Separate the leaves of spinach from the thick stem running in the middle of the leaf firstly.
    • After that, wash and clean the leaves.
    • Then, heat a pan and add the washed leaves, green chillies and cook in medium flame. The water in the leaves is enough to cook the leaves.
    • Cook until the leaves reduce in volume. Set aside.
    • Heat oil in the pan and add the items given under ‘To temper’ table. Just give it a fry and add finely chopped onions.
      1 inch Cinnamon, 1 Cardamom, 1 Clove, 2 teaspoon Oil
    • Fry till transparent. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute.
    • Meanwhile, after palak cools down and grind it to a smooth paste.
    • Add chopped tomatoes and required salt and fry furthermore till mushy.
    • Add coriander powder and kasoori methi. Fry for a minute.
    • Tip in the ground palak puree, sugar and cook in medium flame for 2 minutes.
    • Add ¼ cup water while it gets cooked.
    • In goes the boiled, cubed potatoes, salt and mix well.
    • Pour milk at this time and mix well. Cook in medium flame. Do not boil in high flame.
    • Cook for 2 minutes.
    • Lastly add garam masala and pepper powder. Mix well and switch off the stove.

    Notes

    • Adding sugar retains the color of the spinach.
    • You can skip ginger garlic paste and add either finely chopped ginger or chopped garlic while frying onion.
    • Instead of boiling potatoes and adding as such, you can deep fry until golden brown and add to the gravy.
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    Stepwise photos

    1. Cook potatoes firstly and peel it, cube it. You can either pressure cook potatoes for 3-4 whistles in medium flame or boil as cubes as such.

    Separate the leaves of spinach from the thick stem running in the middle of the leaf firstly.

    After that, wash and clean the leaves.

    Then, heat a pan and add the washed leaves, green chillies and cook in medium flame. The water in the leaves is enough to cook the leaves.

    Cook until the leaves reduce in volume. Set aside.

    Heat oil in the pan and add the items given under ‘To temper’ table. Just give it a fry and add finely chopped onions.1 inch Cinnamon,1 Cardamom,1 Clove,2 teaspoon Oil

    Fry till transparent. 

    aloo palak

    2. Meanwhile, after palak cools down and grind it to a smooth paste. Cook potatoes and peel it, cube it.

    puree

    3. Add chopped tomatoes and required salt and fry till mushy. Add coriander powder and kasoori methi. Fry for a minute.

    Add the ground palak puree, sugar and cook in medium flame for 2 minutes. Add ¼ cup water while it gets cooked.

    Spinach indian palak

    4. Tip in the boiled, cubed potatoes, salt and mix well. Add milk at this time and mix well. Cook in medium flame. Do not boil in high flame.

    aloo and milk

    5. Cook for 2 minutes. Lastly add garam masala and pepper powder. Mix well and switch off the stove.

    ready

    Serve with rice or roti. We had with peas pulao! Its yummy and healthy too! No much oil too in this.

    aloo palak gravy
    aloo palak

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Akila

      June 18, 2012 at 12:08 pm

      I am drooling over here... beautiful clicks...

      Reply
    2. Tina

      June 18, 2012 at 12:12 pm

      healthy and delicious...

      Reply
    3. Sangeetha Nambi

      June 18, 2012 at 12:14 pm

      Healthy and Tasty one... Thanks for ur tip...

      http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

      Reply
    4. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

      June 18, 2012 at 1:10 pm

      lovely dish 🙂

      Reply
    5. Agnieszka Jarecka

      June 18, 2012 at 1:15 pm

      This is one of my favourite Indian dishes. Depending on my mood I change herbs and spices I add to it.

      Reply
    6. Rinku Naveen

      June 18, 2012 at 1:22 pm

      Wow! that looks so yumm..Loved that last shot 🙂

      Reply
    7. Kousa's Kitchen

      June 18, 2012 at 1:28 pm

      lovely!!! U forget to mention about green chili's in that procedure but I can see its added with spinach. we can add the green chili as such while grinding the spinach rite?

      Reply
    8. Ramya

      June 18, 2012 at 1:32 pm

      What a lovely color raks!! Lovely clicks as always!

      Reply
    9. Jingalala

      June 18, 2012 at 1:34 pm

      The clicks are really Lovellly Raks! Whenever I visit your site, I get the sense of trying it and eating it immediately!

      Reply
    10. Chitra

      June 18, 2012 at 2:29 pm

      Lovely dish. will try for sure 🙂

      Reply
    11. Archana

      June 18, 2012 at 2:45 pm

      What a lovely colour.
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      Reply
    12. Follow foodie

      June 18, 2012 at 2:46 pm

      Superb click Raks
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      Reply
    13. Anu

      June 18, 2012 at 3:18 pm

      Perfectly done raji, love those bright green colors.

      Reply
    14. Sudha Sabarish

      June 18, 2012 at 3:56 pm

      What a coincidence Raji.Today i was thinking to search this recipe and u've posted it.Will try within a week .

      Reply
    15. Muraligeetham

      June 18, 2012 at 3:57 pm

      good recipe! palak is there in my fridge ..will surely try out this!

      Reply
    16. Shama Nagarajan

      June 18, 2012 at 3:59 pm

      delicious dear

      Reply
    17. Paaka Shaale

      June 18, 2012 at 4:59 pm

      Lovely curry and stunning pictures. An awesome post 🙂

      Reply
    18. Hamaree Rasoi

      June 18, 2012 at 5:11 pm

      Delicious and healthy recipe. Just admiring the look of it.

      Deepa

      Reply
    19. Reshmi Mahesh

      June 18, 2012 at 6:17 pm

      Healthy and yummy recipe...Love the color..

      Reply
    20. Richa

      June 18, 2012 at 9:32 pm

      love your step by step pictures and the gorgeous color!

      Reply
    21. Priya

      June 18, 2012 at 9:52 pm

      Omg, wat an incredible gravy..simply loving it.

      Reply
    22. Sanoli Ghosh

      June 18, 2012 at 10:30 pm

      Admire its looks.....healthy and tasty recipe. Do visit of mine at your free time. http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.com

      Reply
    23. Shabitha Karthikeyan

      June 18, 2012 at 11:04 pm

      Good one raji !! Love this anytime !! I think u forgot to add the addition of green chillies while grinding the palak...

      Reply
    24. sowmya's creative saga

      June 19, 2012 at 12:35 am

      nice..a beautiful sidedish to go with your rotis..

      Reply
    25. Nagashree

      June 19, 2012 at 2:30 am

      Lovely, I do it the same way. Deep fried potato tastes yummier but I usually avoid it as the addition of milk turns the gravy quite rich.

      Reply
    26. Saraswathi Iyer

      June 19, 2012 at 3:04 am

      Looks tempting, I also make dry version. Nice clicks.

      Reply
    27. Divya Kudua

      June 19, 2012 at 3:13 am

      I've been planning to try this recipe ever since we had the same at a restaurant.I believe potatoes make any curry stand out among the rest and this one is no different.Love the bright green colour of the gravy!

      Reply
    28. Aarthi

      June 19, 2012 at 3:48 am

      yummy palak curry

      Reply
    29. Kaveri Venkatesh

      June 19, 2012 at 9:07 am

      Lovely green curry...Looks very yum

      Reply
    30. Gayathri NG

      June 19, 2012 at 9:10 am

      Ddelicious n healthy gravy, appealing color!!

      Reply
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    32. leanne

      June 19, 2012 at 5:24 pm

      This looks so so yummy! I cant wait to try!! 🙂 Beautiful pictures by the way! x

      Reply
    33. Sharmilee! :)

      June 20, 2012 at 9:13 am

      Not a big fan of anything with greens in gravies...but guess this thick creamy sidedish will change my mind, looks tempting

      Reply
    34. Prathibha

      June 20, 2012 at 9:59 am

      I love this one..nice n creamy and more importantly wid spinach,yummy

      Reply
    35. Satya

      June 20, 2012 at 12:28 pm

      delicious n tempting...yummy

      Reply
    36. Harini

      June 20, 2012 at 5:22 pm

      Looks delicious. This is what I am making for dinner tonight 🙂

      Reply
    37. Hema

      June 21, 2012 at 4:58 am

      Very delicious, love that rich green color..

      Reply
    38. Prathima Rao

      June 21, 2012 at 8:04 am

      This is a fav at home...ur version looks too good Raks..The color is vivid green too..Love it!!
      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

      Reply
    39. Veena Theagarajan

      June 21, 2012 at 4:16 pm

      Very nice clicks our family Favourite

      Great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com
      Veena

      Reply
    40. faseela

      June 21, 2012 at 8:36 pm

      yummy healthy n delicious,.....

      Reply
    41. R.Punitha

      June 22, 2012 at 8:15 am

      Hi Rajeswari ,

      Aloo palak looks delicious and

      neat presentation 🙂

      one request to you Rak ,

      I posted a guest post at Lavanya's blog.

      Do drop a comment at Lavanya's recipes....

      thank you Rak and Keep on:)

      Reply
    42. runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com

      June 22, 2012 at 9:59 am

      Healthy and delicious and simple to follow. Nice!

      Reply
    43. jeyashrisuresh

      June 26, 2012 at 1:18 am

      Wonderful gravy with the combo of aloo and palak. Love the vibrant green color

      Reply
    44. Anonymous

      June 27, 2012 at 3:05 am

      WOW - I am so happy I have found this site - I love home style cooking but have no one to teach me - now I can learn from all these step by step pictures! Spinach is my FAVOURITE!!
      Thanks!

      Reply
    45. Jean

      June 27, 2012 at 3:11 am

      Love the dish..it's so green. :)Thanks for sharing your recipe. 🙂

      Reply
    46. neha

      July 24, 2012 at 12:10 pm

      Hi there... i tried this recipe... turned out grt.. my family really appreciated the new dish ..:) and i must add... i have tried 2 other recipes... shahi paneer and bhindi masala... n they r our hot favourites with roti.. 🙂

      Reply
    47. fuhad rasheed

      August 19, 2012 at 1:00 am

      i'm totally smitten totally in love with you... bachelors lyk me are now top chefs

      Reply
    48. Unknown

      October 04, 2012 at 6:02 am

      This receipe is definitely a keeper..wonderful taste.Thanks!!

      Reply
    49. Aishwarya Ragupathi

      October 16, 2012 at 9:13 am

      Yummmy.... I prepared this with jeera rice and my entire family enjoyed 🙂 Thanks Raks...

      Reply
    50. Aishwarya Ragupathi

      October 16, 2012 at 9:13 am

      Yummmmy..... I prepared this last night with jeera rice and my entire family enjoyed it... 🙂

      Reply
    51. ravi kumar

      December 25, 2012 at 9:16 am

      it is very oil less dish and very tasty good for health

      Reply
    52. ravi kumar

      December 25, 2012 at 9:16 am

      it is very oil less dish and very tasty good for health

      Reply
    53. Tar

      January 28, 2013 at 3:24 am

      I have made Palak dishes for years now. But I must say, this turned out to be the best palak dish forever. Its so mild in its flavors, and yet so yummmmmm... My family wiped the wok clean. Thank you for this!

      Reply
    54. Rohan Shah

      February 20, 2013 at 4:20 pm

      Saw this recipe and made it for lunch! Simply yummy!!

      Reply
    55. Rohan Shah

      February 20, 2013 at 4:21 pm

      Saw this today and had it for lunch! Simply awesome

      Reply
    56. Chitra Visalakshi

      March 14, 2013 at 4:55 pm

      Thank u for the lovely recipe, trying it for dinner tonight. ♥ ur blog!

      Reply
    57. Priyanka Mukherjee

      March 26, 2013 at 1:48 am

      hi
      tried this recipe today with minor adjustments to suit our palate.
      it turned out delicious. everyone enjoyed it a lot.
      cheers,

      Priyanka.

      Reply
    58. Rachana Deshpande

      May 10, 2013 at 3:48 am

      hey. tried out your recipe today! turned out great.. thanks!!1

      Reply
    59. meghna

      October 30, 2013 at 8:55 am

      Awsome recipe...mixd sweet corn wid this..n its tasty...

      Reply
    60. Rajathraj

      November 02, 2013 at 7:52 am

      Very Nice recipes..

      Reply
    61. Aparna Desai

      January 24, 2014 at 12:38 am

      Do we need to add oil while cooking spinach leaves? I didn't get that....

      Reply
    62. Aparna Desai

      January 27, 2014 at 7:27 am

      Do we need to add oil while cooking spinach leaves? I didn't get that....

      Reply
    63. Raks anand

      January 27, 2014 at 7:32 am

      No need to add oil. I have said water that is in the leaves after washing, is enough to cook them. No oil

      Reply
    64. Kavitha

      February 07, 2014 at 12:20 am

      can we add cream instead of milk?

      Reply
    65. Lakshmi Sridhar

      July 07, 2014 at 8:04 am

      Hi, I have tried this one, it came just awesome.... beautifully explained.... i got typical green colour gravy for first time i can say.... thanks for sharing....

      Reply
    66. Lakshmi Sridhar

      July 07, 2014 at 8:04 am

      Hi/... have tried your recipe, this one comes just the super way.... thanks for sharing....

      Reply
    67. Gaya3

      July 16, 2014 at 1:54 am

      Hi,

      The milk added must be boiled milk or chill milk ?

      Reply
    68. Raks anand

      July 16, 2014 at 1:56 am

      Anything will be fine, if its fresh milk, then for safer side, you can use boiled cold milk.

      Reply
    69. Komathi Murugan

      February 14, 2015 at 12:14 pm

      hi
      it looks awesome.. i tried this recipe and its come out really super.. thanks for the recipe

      Reply
    70. Nanthini Sukumaran

      March 23, 2015 at 12:16 am

      Can't wait to try this for dinner... Feeling yummy now itself.. Awww... Already tried two of your recipes.. Became fan of this blog and you..

      Reply
    71. apexsha

      January 16, 2016 at 9:00 am

      Can I skip the garam masala in this recipe? As my family is allergic..Is there a substitute I could replace with?

      Reply
    72. Raks anand

      January 16, 2016 at 9:07 am

      You mean the powder? Yes you can just skip it and try

      Reply
    73. Saranya Prabhakaran

      January 13, 2017 at 12:24 am

      Awesome Recipes

      Reply
    74. Raks anand

      January 13, 2017 at 12:33 am

      Thanks

      Reply

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