Aloo Palak recipe with step by step pictures. Aloo Palak are potatoes cooked in a spinach gravy. It's vegan and gluten-free.
One of my favorite ways to enjoy spinach without paneer. To make my version of aloo palak i blanch the spinach leaves by cooking them for a few minutes in boiling water and then transferring them to a ice cold water to stop the cooking process. Here is another palak recipe that you may enjoy - Tofu Palak.
aloo palak is:
Flavorful
Creamy without any cream
Vegan
Gluten-Free
Delicious with Roti/Naan
how to make aloo palak recipe step by step?
1. Boil a pot of water.
2. When it boils, add the spinach leaves to the boiling water.
3. Allow the spinach to cook for 2-3 minutes max.
4. Use a spider strainer and transfer the spinach to ice cold water. This will stop the cooking process.
5. Chop the onions, garlic, ginger, and green chilies.
6. Heat a pot on medium heat. Once hot, add oil followed by cumin seeds, turmeric powder, and asafoetida (hing). Cook for 30 seconds.
7. Add the onions. Season with salt. Cook for 5 minutes until golden brown.
8. Add the cubed potatoes. Cover and cook for 10 minutes on low-medium heat.
9. Add the tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chilies, salt, coriander powder, and red chili powder. Stir well and deglaze the bottom of the pot. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.
10. In the meantime, blend the spinach by adding the spinach to a blender.
11. Add the spinach puree.
12. Stir well. Cover and cook for 5 minutes on low-medium heat.
13. Garnish with kasoori methi and garam masala.
14. Stir. Wait 15 minutes and let the flavors combine. Serve with hot roti/naan.
Aloo Palak (vegan, gluten-free)
Ingredients
- 1 pot water
- 12 ounces fresh organic spinach
- 1 bowl ice water
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ⅛ teaspoon asafoetida (hing), gluten-free
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large idaho potato, cubed
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 inch piece ginger, chopped
- 2 green chilies, chopped
- 2 tablespoon kasoori methi, dry fenugreen leaves, rubbed
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
Instructions
- Boil a pot of water.
- When it boils, add the spinach leaves to the boiling water.
- Allow the spinach to cook for 2-3 minutes max.
- Use a spider strainer and transfer the spinach to ice cold water. This will stop the cooking process.
- Chop the onions, garlic, ginger, and green chilies.
- Heat a pot on medium heat. Once hot, add oil followed by cumin seeds, turmeric powder, and asafoetida (hing). Cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the onions. Season with salt. Cook for 5 minutes until golden brown.
- Add the cubed potatoes. Cover and cook for 10 minutes on low-medium heat.
- Add the tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chilies, salt, coriander powder, and red chili powder. Stir well and deglaze the bottom of the pot. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.
- In the meantime, blend the spinach by adding the spinach to a blender.
- Add the spinach puree.
- Stir well. Cover and cook for 5 minutes on low-medium heat.
- Garnish with kasoori methi and garam masala.
- Stir. Wait 15 minutes and let the flavors combine. Serve with hot roti/naan.
Suanne says
I love palak paneer - its my staple dish when I go out to eat Indian! Thanks for the tips - I tried it with cheese instead of sour cream and it wasn't the same. I'll try this next time! 🙂
Sunday says
This looks wonderful, we love Indian food in our house and this looks like a dish we would eat regularly. I suspect we've had something similar before although I am not sure of the name. Thanks for posting this recipe 🙂
ngs says
Suanne... you should add Paneer and Sour Cream next time, it will be delicious.
Sunday... the name of the dish you have probably tried is .. Aloo Saag.
MsJess says
Thank you for posting this recipe! I love cooking indian food but I can't seem to get the flavors right. This recipe was excellent and my somewhat spinach-phobic husband said it was the best spinach dish I'd ever made for him.
Do you have a recipe for Spinach Kofta? (veggie dumplings in a spinach curry) my favorite Indian resteraunt just closed and I can't find another one in the area that makes spinach kofta.
honeywhatscooking says
Hi Ms. Jess...
Thanks for the comment.. I really appreciate it. I'm so glad your spinach-phobic husband enjoyed this dish. Unfortunately, I have never tried Spinach Kofta.. it is a pretty rare dish on a menu. I have tried regular Kofta. I'll have discuss this with my mom and come up with a recipe.
Thanks..
Honey!
Catherine says
I made this recipe as written (I admit that I was dubious about the sour cream) and was delighted with the results. I plan on making it for my mother-in-law when I am in India next month--which is saying a lot. Thank you so much for the delicious recipe and detailed instructions!
honeywhatscooking says
Thanks Catherine! I hope you impress your mother-in-law.. that would say a lot. 🙂 Do let me know how it goes. Thanks!
Madhuri says
Hey
I made this dish as written and it was really tasty...
Thanx 4 d delicious recipe..
Shayla says
I am an Indian woman living in Mexico and with the help of my Mexican domestic helper as well as a French traveler, we made the Aloo Palak today. OMG!!! It was sooo insanely delicious. I, too, followed your directions precisely. The step by step images are a godsend! Thank you! Gracias! Shukria!
honeywhatscooking says
Hi Shayla... Thank you for your lovely comment.. really appreciate it and i'm glad the step by step pics helped you. Merci! 🙂
Akila Vadamalai says
It was awesome !!! Thank you so much for posting this recipe.
Namrata says
Thank you for the step by step pictures ! Very helpful & it turned out excellent !
Reflections... says
Very very helpful dish... the pictures helped me big time... thanks for uploading this...
Joey says
I made this today. It has turned out really nice. I used just 2tsp of coriander powder as I find it to be too overpowering sometimes. Thank you.
b-rady says
Thanks so much for the step by step instructions with photos. It was so easy to follow with my iPhone. Not quite finished cooking yet, but it looks and smells delicious. Again, great job on your presentation of this recipe. All websites should be like this!
Brady
honeywhatscooking says
@brady - thank you so much. I'm so glad this recipe worked out for you. You're so sweet! 🙂
Anonymous says
You rock! Your blog has become my go-to for Indian recipes. I (basic white American) am married to a Punjabi man. I struggled with lame recipes for years. When I stumbled upon your blog, I finally started getting it right. He frequently requests this aloo palak. Bonus--my MIL occasionally compliments my cooking. Thanks!
honeywhatscooking says
@Anonymous - You just made my day, if I can get a white girl to make my recipes right, and receive a compliment from a MIL, we both scored! Amen! 🙂
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honeywhatscooking says
Thanks.. hope you enjoy it.
melliforte says
I made this tonight using your clear instructions and the results far surpassed my expectations! Thank you so much for sharing this delicious recipe!
honeywhatscooking says
I can't tell you how happy that makes me! Thanks for the love. 🙂