Monday, February 6, 2012

spinach and potato curry ,Aloo sage.



We all know that green vegetables are good for our health .
There are some vegetables that are really good for young girls because they are very good source of iron  .make this spinach at least once a week .and don’t forget to have  orange or lemon, along  [vitamin c] with spinach  ,which help iron  in the absorption  .




Fact about spinach.
Cooked steam spinach.
Spinach is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Niacin, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E ,Vitamin K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper and Manganese.





Aloo sage.
This simple spinach and potatoes is wonderful dish for that meat less days or serve  as side dish along with other meat dishes .you can  serve it with corn bread and buttermilk for  simple vegetarian complete meal.
Ingredients
One bunch of fresh spinach washed and chopped
2 small potatoes cut
1 shallot minced
3 cloves of garlic minced
1 red chili
¼ cup olive oil
1 tsp garam masala
½ tsp curry powder
Salt and pepper.
Method:
Blench the spinach for 3 minutes after removing from hot water add to icy water to cool down this will stops the cooking and the spinach will remain in green color.
In frying pan or pot add oil and all minced garlic and shallot and cooked until light golden add chili and cut potatoes and little bet water and mix, cover and let the potatoes cook throw. About 10 minutes on low. Now add salt and pepper and spinach and cook for another 5 minutes on high or until the potatoes get soft and oil appear on the sides.
Sprinkle garam masala and serve it with rice or corn bread.
Note. To quick the cooking process used partial cooked potatoes or parboiled potatoes

2 comments:

  1. Made it today:) turned out very tasty. The only thing i did different was to blend the spinach well with its juices so its like a paste/chutney:)

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    1. thank you so much for making my recipe and yes i like it paste too, but my husband like it chunky.and thank you for giving all of us 2nd option for this recipe

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