Saag Aloo

Name: Saag Aloo
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼–½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 275 ml/9½ fl oz water, plus 2 tablespoons water; 550 g/1 lb 4 oz frozen leaf spinach; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz waxy potatoes, peeled and cut roughly into 2–2.5cm/¾–1 inch cubes; pinch of ground asafoetida (optional); 2 teaspoons black mustard seeds; 110 g/4 oz onions, peeled; 5 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

About

In India, we combine potatoes with almost every grain, meat and vegetable. Here is one of my favourite recipes. It may be served with Rogan josh and an Indian bread or rice.

Ingredients

275 ml/9½ fl oz water, plus 2 tablespoons water

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Bring the 275ml/9½fl oz of water to the boil in a saucepan. Put in the frozen spinach, cover and cook until it is just done. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold running water. Press out most of the liquid in the leaves (you do not have to be too thorough) and then chop them coarsely.
Cut the onions in half lengthways, then across into very fine slices.