https://vo.rs/tags/spinach/Latest from the Spinach desk at vo.rs.Hugo -- gohugo.ioenThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://vo.rs/story/sag-aloo-with-mustard-seed/<p>Sag aloo is the dish that taught me most about what usually goes wrong with home cooking: two ingredients, both easy, ruined at the same time by the same mistake. Spinach overcooks in seconds and turns to khaki sludge; potato takes an age and stubbornly refuses to crisp when it is buried in wet greens. Cook them together from the start, as most quick recipes tell you to, and you get a grey, watery, well-meaning mush. Cook them apart and bring them together at the very end, and you get the version I first fell for in a Bradford cafe, with distinct golden potatoes and glossy green spinach that still tastes of itself.</p>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000