One-pot palak sabzi recipe with step by step pics. This is a homely style dry potato spinach dish that goes very well as a side dish with rotis, chapatis, or pooris. Vegan and gluten-free.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons oil
3 medium potatoes or 1.25 cups chopped potatoes
200 grams spinach or 3 cups finely chopped spinach
1 medium onion or 1/3 cup chopped onion
½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic
2 to 3 green chilies - sliced or slit
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder
½ teaspoon coriander powder (ground coriander)
½ teaspoon cumin powder (ground cumin)
½ cup of water
salt as required
¼ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
3 tablespoons grated coconut - can also use desiccated coconut
Preparation
Rinse spinach leaves very well in water. Finely chop them and keep them aside.
Rinse, peel, and chop potatoes into small cubes.
Finely chop 1 medium onion. Also, slit or slice 2 to 3 green chilies.
Making One-Pot Aloo Palak Sabji
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan. Add ⅓ cup chopped onions. Mix well.
Saute onions till they turn translucent.
Then add 2 to 3 green chilies (sliced or slit) and ½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic. Mix well and sauté for some seconds till the raw aroma of garlic goes away. You can even lightly brown garlic if you want.
Add 1.25 cups of chopped potatoes. Make sure to chop the potatoes in small cubes, so that they cook faster. Mix very well.
Then add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder, ½ teaspoon coriander powder, And ½ teaspoon cumin powder. Mix again.
Add salt as required.
Add ½ cup water. mix well.
Cover the pan with a lid and on a low to medium-low flame cook the potatoes till they are almost done.
Do check when the potatoes are cooking. In case the water dries up and the potatoes are not cooked, then you can add some more water.
Simmer and cook till the potatoes are almost done.
Now add 3 cups finely chopped spinach. Mix the spinach very well and saute till the leaves wilt. Spinach gets cooked faster.
Stir at intervals and saute till the spinach leaves wilts and are done.
Add 3 tablespoons of freshly grated coconut. You can also use desiccated coconut.
Add ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder. Mix very well and switch off the flame.
Serve this palak ki sabji with chapatis or pooris.
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