Dill Leaves Recipe (With Potatoes)

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil – peanut oil or sunflower oil
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic or 7 to 8 small to medium sized garlic, finely chopped (lahsun), finely chopped
• 1 to 1.25 cups chopped potato cubes or 2 to 3 medium sized potatoes, cut in cubes
• 3.5 to 4 cups dill leaves, chopped or 250 to 275 grams (suva or shepu)
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder (ground turmeric)
• ½ teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder or sweet paprika
• salt as required
• ⅓ to ½ cup water or add as required

Steps

Preparation

1. Strip the dill leaves (suva) from their stems and rinse thoroughly in water. Drain off all the water in a colander or strainer.
2. Chop the drained dill leaves.
3. Rinse, peel and chop 2 to 3 medium-sized potatoes into small cubes or wedges so they cook faster.
4. Peel and rinse the garlic, then chop it finely.

Sautéing potatoes

1. Warm 2 tablespoons oil in a kadai or pan and keep the flame low. Mustard oil can also be used for a pungent flavor.
2. Stir the chopped garlic into the oil.
3. Cook over low heat for 3 to 4 seconds.
4. Mix in the chopped potatoes thoroughly.
5. Saute over a low flame for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring often.
6. Mix ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder and ½ kashmiri red chilli powder thoroughly into the potatoes.

Making dill leaves recipe

1. Mix in the chopped dill leaves (suva) well.
2. Add salt as needed and mix thoroughly. Start with less salt, then add more after cooking if required.
3. Pour in ⅓ to ½ cup water and stir well.
4. Cover and cook the dill and potatoes over low heat.
5. Check a couple of times during cooking for dried-up water. Add more water if it has dried out, then stir, cover and continue cooking.
6. Cook until the potatoes are soft and fork tender, taking care not to overcook them.
7. Leave no water in the finished dish. If any remains once the potatoes are cooked, cook uncovered until it all evaporates, then turn off the flame.
8. Serve the aloo suva sabzi with chapatis or alongside rice, dal, sambar or rasam. It can also go in a lunch box with roti, plain paratha, jeera paratha or whole wheat bread.