Aloo Saag

Aloo - potato
Saag - greens

Aloo Saag - potatoes cooked in greens and spices.

What are "greens"? Well, could be spinach, for example. Or any leaf. In this recipe I'll be using beetroot greens because they're in season right now. Buy the whole vegetable and use the roots for other dishes, why not.

Serves: 4
Cost per person: 1.5 zl (0.29 British Pounds, 29 Indian Rupees)

We'll need:

- a good bunch of beetroot greens 
- 2 onions finely sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic roughly chopped
- 2 green chillies finely chopped
- 1/3 kg small new potatoes
- juice of 1/4 lemon
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp onion seeds (kalonji)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- a good splash of vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/3 tsp chilli
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp methi leaves
- rice to serve

Let's make a move!

1. Wash the potatoes and cut into 2 cm pieces if necessary or use whole if really small. 

2. Oil in the pan. Heat. Onion seeds and cumin seeds in

3. Potatoes in. Medium heat. 10-15 minutes until nice and golden. Season with salt along the way.

4. Now, you've got some time so prep the other stuff. Slice up the onions. Chop the garlic and chillies.

5. Prep the spices

6. Wash the greens well

7. When the potatoes are done (golden), remove from the pan leaving the oil behind. Set aside.

8. Add the onions to the same oil in the same pan. Cook down for around 10 minutes until golden brown. Season with salt along the way.

9. Now, you've got some time again so now's a good moment to chop up the greens as finely as you can manage.

10. After around 5 minutes, throw the garlic into the pan.

11. Cook it all down till golden

12. Turmeric, coriander, chilli powder - in!

13. Beetroot greens and green chillies - in! Sweat down the greens for a few minutes. 

14. Squeeze in the lemon juice

15. Add the potatoes and a splash of water. Chuck in the garam masala and methi leaves. Check the seasoning. Cover and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. Done!

16. Enjoy!

Costing:

- Beetroot greens: 1.25 zl

- Potatoes: 1.35 zl

- rice: 2.40 zl

- rest: 1 zl

Total: 6 zl

Serves: 4

Per person: 1.5 zl