Thoroughly wash spinach leaves (palak) and boil them in water for 5 minutes. You can use microwave the leaves instead. Make a fine & smooth puree of the leaves in a blender.
250 gm Spinach Leaves (Palak)
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds (jeera) in it. Fry them for a few seconds till they start to crackle.
1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
Finely chop or make a puree of onion, garlic cloves, ginger & green chillies and add them to the pan. Fry the onions for a minute or till they start to turn golden brown in color.
1 Medium Sized Onion, 2-3 Garlic Cloves, 1 Inch Piece of Ginger, 1-2 Green Chillies
Make a puree of large tomatoes and fry till them with the gravy for 2-3 minutes till the tomatoes are cooked.
2 Large Tomatoes
Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt or to taste. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes or till the gravy starts to leave oil on the sides.
1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala, 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi), 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder, 1 Teaspoon Salt
Add the pureed spinach to the gravy and mix it well. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Now add water to make the gravy of your desired consistency. The gravy is supposed to be on the thicker side when eaten along with roti or naan, but you can make it slightly thinner if eating with rice. I added roughly 3/4th cup of water.
Add chopped boiled potatoes to the gravy. Cover and cook for 2 minutes so the potatoes absorb the flavors of the gravy.
3 Potatoes
Aloo Palak is ready. Serve it hot along with any Indian bread or rice.