Name: Spinach and Potato Curry (Palak Aloo)
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Comments: How dry you want the curry is up to you.
If you like the curry drier, then add the spinach leaves when there is barely any water left after the potatoes are done.
4/6/2020 - I used three 12-oz bags of frozen spinach, defrosted by 3 minutes in the microwave.
I also used 4 medium-sized white potatoes, a 4 1/2-oz can of chopped chiles, and a
teaspoon of salt substitute. I did not have
any fenugreek leaves. It took longer than 15 minutes before the potatoes were tender,
Gail said it needed more salt. It was good served with rice.
6/17/2020 - I used two 16-oz bags of frozen spinach and two medium-large potatoes.
I doubled the salt substitute to 2 teaspoons. We had some leftovers, and Gail added
cottage cheese to them. That was tasty too.
7/27/2020 - I used about 32 ounces of frozen spinach - thawed by about 10 minutes of
microwaving - 3 medium potatoes cut into about 1/4-inch cubes, and a 4 1/2-oz can of
chopped chiles. 3/8 teaspoon of red cayenne pepper left it a little spicy. I've re-arranged
the ingredients list to match the order in which items are used.
9/08/2020 - I pretty much did the same as in July. I only used 1/4 teaspoon of red
cayenne pepper. In the sixth step, I used 1 1/2 cups of water to cover the potatoes.
I served it with Portuguese-style Mint Rice.
Before reheating the leftovers on the next day, I added 2 teaspoons of red curry paste.
It was still tasty.
11/29/2020 - The base was five yellow potatoes weighing 2 pounds and three
10-oz boxes of frozen spinach. I used two teaspoons of ginger powder instead of one
and two teaspoons of salt substitute.
I substituted a tablespoon of chili powder for the cayenne pepper, but I meant to
use curry powder. I changed the order, adding salt while cooking the potatoes in
water and adding the chile with the spinach.
8/7/2021 - I used about a pound of potatoes that was diced but not peeled, a
pound or more of leftover mashed potatoes, one large onion, a 4 1/2-oz can of chopped
chilis, 3 bags of frozen spinach totalling 40 ounces,
and a teaspoon of curry powder in place of the cayenne. I used the large
pot.
1/22/2022 - The basis was 3 unpeeled, russet potatoes (about 2 1/2 pounds) and
2 pounds of frozen spinach. I added a cup of cottage cheese. For spices, I
used the ones given in the recipe plus 2 teaspoons of Kosher sea salt and
1 teaspoon of curry powder. I used our largest pot, and served it with rice and
naan. We had three meals and a little lunch from it.
6/10/2022 - I made a partial recipe: one Russet potato, one lb. of frozen
spinach, and roughly scaled amounts for the rest. I made it as a side dish
to Chicken Tikka Masala.
11/16/2022 - I used 4 medium yellow potatoes cut into small dices, 3 packages of 10-oz frozen
spinach, 1 cup of cottage cheese, 4-oz of chopped green chiles, and 1 1/2 teaspoons
of curry powder. I made it in the pressure cooker pot. It fed us for two evenings.
4/27/2023 - I followed the recipe, but with only 26 ounces of frozen spinach.
I could not find turmeric, and I omitted the cayenne pepper and fenugreek leaves.
Source: https://food52.com/recipes/26048-spinach-and-potato-curry-palak-aloo