Popeye Approved Spinach with Potatoes

An Indian kitchen staple of a healthy and easy meal for when all you have is a bag of potatoes and spinach. It is fairly dry, so it’s best eaten with Indian breads like roti or naan. But I don’t know how to make them, so I ate mine with rice, stuffed chilli pickle and a whole green chilli. Girl likes hot :)

  Ingredients

• 350 grams chopped spinach ( sucker for convenience, I used frozen)  
• 2 big potatoes peeled and diced.
• 2 tsp Oil
• 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
• 2 Cloves
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 2 Green Cardamoms
• 1 Large Onion , finely chopped
• 3 Medium Tomatoes , finely chopped
• 2 tsp Ginger , grated
• 4 Cloves Of Garlic , finely chopped
• Green Chillies , finely chopped - to taste
• 1 tbsp Cumin Powder
• 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
• 1 tbsp Garam Masala....ummm...okay maybe 2.
• Salt , to taste
• * If you don't have all the dry powdered spices, it is ok to use only garam masala (found at most Indian grocers).

1.  Heat oil in a non stick pan and add your whole spices- cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves. Add onions, mix well and cook till tender on medium heat. 
2. Add wet spices- garlic, ginger, green chilli. Mix well. Give it 1 minute and add tomatoes. Cook on low heat till it reduces and oil separates from mix. 
3. Add dry spices- cumin powder, garam masala, coriander powder, salt. Mix. Mix.Mix.
4. Add potatoes. Cover and let it cook for a while.
5. Add spinach once potatoes are a tender. Cook for few minutes and it's ready to serve. Feeds 2 very hungry people or 4 not so hungry ones.