Saag Aloo

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4

Nutrition: Per serving
Energy
281 Kcal Fat
7.3g Saturates
0.6g Sugars
7.1g Salt
0.44g

This traditional, heart-healthy Indian dish combines spinach with potato and spices and can be served as either a main dish with steamed basmati rice or as a side dish with curry.

Ingredients

2 tbsp rapeseed oil
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 inch of fresh ginger, peeled and grated
3 green chillies, seeds removed and chopped
1 tsp turmeric
750g potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 cm cubes
1 tsp red chilli powder
400g spinach leaves roughly chopped

Method

Cook the onion, garlic, ginger and chillies and cook for 2-3 minutes in the oil in a large non-stick frying pan.
Stir in the turmeric and cook for a further few minutes.
Add the potatoes, chilli powder and a little water, stir and cover. Cook for 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally. You may need to add a little more water.
Meantime cook the spinach in a large pan until wilted. Add to the potato mixture, season with black pepper and serve.

Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as a side dish.