Aloo Palak

Name: Aloo Palak
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 13 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 medium potatoes; 2 green chillies, or to taste; 400 g (14 oz) baby spinach, frozen; 2 tbsp ghee or oil; 2 tbsp ghee or oil; ½ tsp asafoetida; 2 tsp cumin seeds; Chilli powder, to taste; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 2 tsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tsp ground coriander; 2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves; Fine sea salt, to taste; A small bunch of fresh dill; Lemon juice, to taste

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

An iconic dish, which tastes best when delicately spiced. This was one of the dishes we made when we had unexpected guests: spinach and potatoes, picked straight from the garden, washed under the outdoor tap and placed straight into a pan. To save you chopping the spinach, place it in the freezer overnight, then crush it in the bag.

Ingredients

2 medium potatoes
2 green chillies, or to taste
400 g (14

Asia
India
Main course
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Peel and dice the potatoes into 1cm (½ inch) cubes. Slit the green chillies lengthways.
Remove the spinach from the freezer and crush it in the bag, which saves you chopping it.
Place a wok on a high heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: 300ml (10fl oz/1¼ cups) hot kettle water, ghee or oil, potato