Aloo Palak Curry

How to Make Aloo-Palak Curry

Hello friends,
This is a healthy, highly flavored and tasty Indian curry recipe. Aloo - Palak curry is easy to make, with minimal time to cook and full of nutrition. If you are searching for fiber-rich diet food, then definitely choose this potato - spinach curry.

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes; Cooking Time: 15 Minutes ;

Total Time: 25 Minutes.

Ingredients :

1. Spinach 2 cups, boiled
   
2. Potato 2 small, chopped
3. Onion 1 small, chopped
4. Veg. Oil 3 tbsp
5. Salt 1 tsp
6. Red chili powder 1 tbsp
7. Garlic 6 cloves.
8. Pinch of asafoetida.

Recipe :

1. Take a bowl, wash and add spinach into a bowl, cook into the microwave for about 4 to 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, take a pan and add 1 tbsp veg.oil add chopped potatoes and ½ tbsp chili powder, saute and fry well. Saute till potato get little bit brown. Remove pan from flame.
3. Now, take another frying pan, add 2 tbsp veg.oil, coarsely chopped garlic, saute it till get the brown color and now add chopped onions, saute it until onions get brown color.
4. Now add ½ tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp salt, a pinch of asafoetida and boiled spinach. Saute it for 2 to 3 minutes on medium flame.
5. After that add fried potatoes, mix all these ingredients well, saute it and keep covered for 4 to 5 minutes on low flame. Keep stirring occasionally.
6. Turn off the flame, remove the covered plate and it's ready to serve.
7. Here, tasty, healthy and nutritious potato - spinach curry ready to serve. Serve it with chapatis or with rice.

Dietary Comments -

• Calorie count based on a 2,000 calorie.

• It makes 4 servings.
• Per serving contains  194.75 calories, along with carbohydrates - 22.92 g, fats - 10.8 g, proteins - 4.95 g.

Health Benefits of Spinach and Potato :

• The folate in spinach is good for your healthy cardiovascular system, and magnesium helps lower high blood pressure.
• Spinach leaves are low in fat and even lower in cholesterol, spinach is high in niacin and zinc, as well as protein, fiber, vitamins A, C, E and K, thiamin, vitamin B6, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and manganese.
• It's recommended in diabetes, asthma and cancer prevention managements.
• Spinach is high in fiber and water content, both of which help to prevent constipation and promote a healthy digestive tract.
• Healthy skin and hair - Spinach is high in vitamin A, which is necessary for sebum production to keep hair moisturized. Vitamin A is also necessary for the growth of all bodily tissues, including skin and hair.
• Potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, fiber, magnesium and antioxidants and are of fat, sodium and cholesterol-free.
• The vitamin-C present in potatoes can help prevent diseases like scurvy, cracked lip corners, spongy and bleeding gums, and frequent viral infections.
• Potatoes are high in carbohydrates, and thereby maintain good levels of glucose in the blood, that helps to proper functioning of brain.
• It helps to prevents formation of kidney stones.

Good Time To Eat -

         It is good to eat aloo - palak curry for lunch and for dinner.

Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy!!!