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Aloo Palak

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Aloo Palak

Rating: 31

Ingredients

  • 5 potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 bunch spinch (with stems removed)
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 0.5 tsp red chill powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1.5 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. In a pan, heat oil
  2. Add cumin seed
  3. Once cumin seeds start to pop, add coriander powder, turmeric and and red chill powder
  4. Add potatoes and salt
  5. Once the potatoes are almost cooked, add spinach
  6. Cook till the spinach looses its texture
  7. Adjust salt to taste
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Aloo Gajar Matar

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Aloo Gajar Matar

Rating: 31

Yield: 5

Aloo Gajar Matar

A dry Indian dish with potatoes, carrots and green peas

Ingredients

  • 5 Potatoes (peeled and chopped)
  • 7 Carrots (peeled and chopped)
  • 1 cup Peas
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp cumin seed
  • 1 tsp red chill powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1.5 tsp salt (or start with lesser and keep adding to your taste)

Instructions

  1. In a pan, heat oil on medium
  2. When the oil is heated, add cumin seed
  3. Once the cumin seed start to pop, add red chilli powder
  4. Add potatoes and carrots and cover the pan
  5. Add salt
  6. Stir every now and then
  7. Once the potatoes are almost cooked, add peas
  8. Once the potatoes and the peas are cooked, add garam masala, and adjust salt to taste.

Notes

To test if the oil is hot enough, add a few cumin seeds. If they pop within few seconds, oil is heated perfectly.

Once the cumin start to pop, it can burn quickly, so be ready to take next steps quickly.

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