Ingredients

  • 3 lbs potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 2 teaspoons black mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seed
  • 1 -2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 10 ounces chopped spinach
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Method

  • Steam or boil the potatoes in salted water until very tender.
  • Drain and set aside.
  • In a large dutch oven put the oil, mustard seeds, and cumin seeds.
  • Heat over high heat until the mustard seeds have popped for a few seconds.
  • Quickly stir in the garlic.
  • Reduce heat to medium.
  • Add the spinach (fresh or frozen) and stir-fry until tender, adding a couple Tablespoons of water if needed.
  • If the spinach is still half frozen, that doesn't matter, just add it anyway.
  • Once the spinach is cooked, stir in the turmeric, cayenne, salt, curry powder and garam masala.
  • When everything is well blended, add the cooked potatoes and mix until the spinach mixture is evenly distributed with the potatoes.
  • Turn off heat and sprinkle with lemon juice.
  • Gentle stir.
  • Instead of spinach, you can also make this with watercress or fenugreek (methi) leaves.