Sweet Potato Saag Aloo

Name: Sweet Potato Saag Aloo
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 20g fresh root ginger, grated; 1 tbsp spice mix (see below) or mildcurry powder; 2 sweet potatoes, diced; 1 tomato, diced; 300ml vegetable stock; 150–200g bag of baby spinach, picked over and thoroughly washed; squeeze of lemon juice; sea salt and black pepper; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp fennel seeds; ½ tsp ground turmeric; a few green chillies, sliced; a few sprigs of coriander

Instructions

Cook:45min

Saag aloo is usually made with regular potatoes but we like our sweet potato version. The great thing about these little beauties is they are richer in nutrients – particularly vitamin C – than white potatoes and lower in starch. They count towards your five a day too, while regular potatoes don’t. We like to make our own spice mix for this but if you prefer you can use curry powder.

Updated at: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:53:47 GMT