Aloo Palak ki Sabzi - Odisha recipe , Aloo Palanga Saaga Bhaja

Aloo Palanga Saaga Bhaja or Palanga Saaga Bhaja is authentic Odisha's  cuisine, called as Aloo Palak ki Sabzi in hindi. It is very simple to prepare just like we Andhra people prepare palak minapa vadiyala kura. But Odisha people use mustard oil and panch phoron. Panch phoron mean 5 spices - cumin, brown mustard, Fenugreek, Nigella and fennel (saunf) seeds for tempering. Using panch phoron and mustard oil gives aromatic flavour and taste to the curry. 

Check out urad dal badi youtube  video link :

https://youtu.be/9HJksq3Ms4w

I am not fan of mustard oil so I  used normal vegetable oil and mustard and cumin in tempering. This sabzi is very tasty and healthy, we can have it with rice or roti's. Odisha people use urad dal badi in many curries.

  Hubby worked many years in Odisha (Khurda Road), I too stayed few years there, I love Odisha temple food alot, it's taste, flavour is very divine, heavenly and unique. Everyone who visit Puri Jaganath temple must eat "Mahaprasada" inside temple as it is treated as "Anna Brahma" . They serve food in pots, which makes food divine. Puri Jaganath Rath Yatra is popular in Odisha where lakhs of people participate in it.  Check the link for more information about Rath Yatra. I learned cooking when I was in Odisha 😍,  Sooji Kakara Pitha is my all time favorite. Cheena poda, Kanika, Veg chop, Ghugni chaat, Dalma, Tomato dates chutney... are some of my favourite Odisha food which I like it. Taking this recipe to Shhhhh Secretly Cooking Challenge fb group.  This month we are preparing Odisha recipes, my partner for this month is Shobha Keshwani di, she blogs at shobhasfoodmazaa, visit her place for yummy, tasty veg and non-veg recipes.  Shobha di gave spinach/palak and onion as 2 secret ingredients and I gave tomato, ginger for her😍. 

             
              Palanga Saaga Bhaja

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cook Time : 15 minutes
Serves : 3 people 
Category : Currys / Regional 
Recipe Cuisine: Odisha
Main ingredient: Spinach/palak
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients 

Spinach/palak - 1 bunch
Potatoes - 2 
Urad dal badi - 12 to 15
Onion - 2 
Oil/mustard oil - 3 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 1
Green chilli - 1
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp (adjust)
Garlic - 3 to 4 cloves(I did not added)
Salt as per taste

Instructions

1) Clean spinach under water, chop it finely. Remove potatoes skin, cut it into cubes and keep it in water. Also roughly chop onions and keep it aside. 

2) Heat a pan with normal oil or mustard oil fry Urad dal badi  till it changes color and keep it aside. 

3) In the same pan add mustard seeds once it splutters add cumin seeds fry it. Then add red and green chillies, curry leaves fry everything well. 

4) Now add roughly chopped onions and pinch of salt fry till it changes color. 

5) Now add potato cubes to the above, mix it once close the lid and cook till potatoes becomes smooth. 

 
6) Then add turmeric, red chilli powder adjust salt and mix everything well. 

7) Add chopped spinach to the above, mix it once. Close the lid and cook it on low to medium flames till spinach becomes smooth. 

8) crush fried urad dal badi with Ur fingers, add it to the above curry and mix everything once. 

That's it tasty, healthy nd crunchy Aloo Palanga Saaga Bhaja is ready to serve. I had it with hot steamed rice. 

Tips

** Use mustard oil if available to get good taste and aroma to the curry. 

** Adjust red chilli powder according to your taste. 

** Use panch phoron for tempering if available. 

** Add fried urad dal badi at last so that we can enjoy the crunchy taste of badi. 

** We can also use pumpkin instead(or along with) of potatoes. 

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