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Lasoon Batata Palak Garlicky Potatoes and Spinach

Halved new potatoes braised until they crumble in a sauce of garlic and chopped dried red chiles blackened in oil, rounded with jaggery and tomato, with spinach wilted in at the end. Chopping and charring the chiles draws out their full heat.

  • YieldServes 8 as a side
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total43 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspcanola oil
  • 1 tspcumin seeds
  • 6 clovesgarlic, medium, finely chopped
  • 6dried red Thai or cayenne chiles, stems removed, coarsely chopped with their seeds
  • ¼ tspground turmeric
  • 240 mlwater
  • 450 gbaby new potatoes, scrubbed and halved
  • 1large tomato, cored and cut into 2.5 cm pieces
  • 4 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped
  • 1 tbspjaggery or firmly packed dark brown sugar, crumbled or chopped
  • 1½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • 225 gfresh spinach leaves, well rinsed and coarsely chopped

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Potato (white)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Spinach
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Cumin
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Spring

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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