Topic: Coogans Sag Aloo - To die for.

[coogan]

Hello all,

This recipe makes 13 good size portions of Sag Aloo

Ingredients

3 kilo spinach
1.5 kilo new potatoes
3 chopped chillies
Fresh coriander
1 tsp sugar
4 tsp garam masala
1 tsp turmeric
Salt
3 large onions peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic peeled and grated
2 inch ginger peeled and grated
2 x 500g cartons of tomato passata
10 tbsp oil
4 tbsp panch puren
2 tbsp rubbed methi leaves

Spice mix
4 tsp chat masala
4 tsp ground cumin
4 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp cayenne
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp ground black pepper

Method

Wash spinach in very hot water - helps it start to wilt - heat in a large pan and when fully shrunk down drain of excess water, add the chillies, handful fresh coriander, sugar, 2 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp of salt and simmer for ten mins. Then drain and chop finely.

Cook the potatoes whole with the turmeric in salted water for ten mins, drain leave to cool then cut into bite size pieces.

Heat oil in pan until smoking hot add the panch puren for ten seconds then the onions and fry for about 8 mins until well browned then add the garlic and ginger mix and fry on for 2 mins. Add spice mix and bhuna for 30 seconds then gradually add all the passata and cook on for ten mins. Mix in the chopped spinach, 2 tsp garam masala, the methi leaves, salt to taste and boiling water if to thick - I added about half a pint. Now carefully introduce the cooked potatoes and let them heat through then portion up and serve garnished with fresh coriander or freeze. 


coogan 2011

[imustbedreamin]

3 KILOS of spinach?

wow thats a lot

[coogan]

It did weigh in at 3 kilos but it was picked fresh, wet after a lot of rain so you could probably knock half a kilo of if it was shop brought.

bon sag