Indian Spiced Spinach With Potatoes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -4 tablespoons canola oil or 2 -4 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 3/4 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 -2 dried red chilies, chopped or 1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2-1 yellow onion, finely diced
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 small green chili pepper, seeded chopped (optional ingredient)
• 4 1/2 cups peeled cubed potatoes (1 inch cubes)
• 1/2-1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 cups chopped fresh spinach

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil over medium heat. when it's hot, add in the mustard seeds. when they start popping, add in the cumin seeds, then the chile/red pepper flakes. stir for a few seconds. ( i sometimes have trouble with getting my mustard seeds to pop. i always suspect that it has to do with their age, but i'm only guessing there. if they don't pop in a reasonable amount of time, i just proceed. it's never affected the flavor of the finished dish).
• 2 add the onion, garlic and green chile if you're using one. stir fry these for 5 minutes, adjusting the heat down partway through the fry time.
• 3 add the potatoes and increase the heat a little. stir fry for 5 minutes, then cover, turn the heat back down a bit, and cook for 4 minutes. i lift the lid and give them a quick stir halfway through this time. the potatoes and onion will be starting to brown at this point.
• 4 stir in the salt and spices. reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and continue to cook for 10 minutes. give a quick stir after the first 5 minutes.
• 5 add the spinach and increase the heat. stir in the spinach as it wilts, then cover pan again, reduce heat again and let cook for another 7 minutes.
• 6 remove the lid and test one of the potatoes, they should be cooked through at this point. (if not, recover and cook a bit longer) reduce the heat a little and continue cooking to evaporate any remaining juices from the spinach. stir frequently during this time to avoid sticking.