Saag aloo

Name: Saag aloo
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 5 garlic cloves, sliced; 2 bird’s-eye green chillies, finely chopped; 115g/4oz onion, finely chopped; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 400g/14oz frozen chopped spinach; 350g/12oz potatoes, peeled, cut into large cubes and boiled until just tender; 1cm/½in piece fresh root ginger, cut into slivers; salt

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

Traditional Punjabi cooking includes many vegetarian dishes. Saag aloo is made with saag (a variety of greens, including mustard greens), potatoes and spices. This vegan recipe uses frozen spinach: it could also be called palak aloo (palak meaning spinach). It makes a simple and inexpensive midweek meal, served with a bowl of dal and some chapatis or rice. Each serving provides 200 kcal, 5g protein, 20g carbohydrates (of which 4g sugars), 10g fat (of which 1g saturates), 5.5g fibre and 0.9g salt.

Updated at: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:06:32 GMT