How To Make Saag Aloo

How To Make Saag Aloo

Saag Aloo is a popular, spicy side dish made from potato and spinach and comes from Northern India. It's easy to prepare and tastes delicious. We teamed up with Shahena Ali from the Maharaja restaurant in Benfleet, to show you how to make it.

You Will Need:

• 500 g spinach
• 4 fresh green chillies , chopped
• 1 onion , sliced
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• ¼ cups (60ml) oil
• 1 tsp garlic and ginger paste
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 2 potatoes , peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp lemon juice

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Step 1:

Fry Onions and Spices

Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, onion, garlic and ginger paste and fry for 5 minutes until the onion has softened and turned transparent.

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Step 2:

Add Other Ingredients

Now add in the chilli powder, green chilli, turmeric and salt as well as the potato and spinach and stir until all of the ingredients are mixed in well.

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Step 3:

Serve

Cover the pan and cook on a medium to low heat until the potatoes become tender and the spinach has softened and become almost a puree. Serve hot.