Saag Aloo

Name: Saag Aloo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400g baby potatoes, halved and boiled; 400g fresh spinach, roughly chopped; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ginger, minced; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp garam masala; 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Wilted spinach with spiced golden potatoes — a classic vegetarian side. Frying the mustard and cumin seeds in oil until they pop before anything else goes in builds the aromatic base this whole dish rests on.

Total time

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Indian

veganvegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

400gbaby potatoes, halved and boiled

400gfresh spinach, roughly chopped

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspginger, minced

1 tspmustard seeds

1 tspcumin seeds

1 tspturmeric

1 tspgaram masala

3 tbspvegetable oil

Instructions

Fry mustard and cumin seeds in oil until popping.

Add onion, cook until golden. Add garlic, ginger, turmeric and garam masala.

Add boiled potatoes, stir to coat and fry until golden, 5 minutes.

Add spinach in batches, stirring until wilted.

Season and serve as a side with dal and roti.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

215

Protein

5.8g

Fat

11.2g

Carbs

25.3g

Fiber

5.4g

Sodium

89mg

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