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Instant Pot Saag Aloo with Chard and Sweet Potatoes. Sweet Potato Chard/Spinach curry, ready in 25 mins. Serve this easy side with dals or curries or add to a bowl. Saucepan option. Vegan Gluten-free Recipe.
When Sweet Potatoes and Chard meet, you make Saag Aloo. Saag means greens or a dish made of greens, and Aloo is potatoes. I use Chard for the greens in this dish. Spinach, mustard or a mix with baby kale and other greens will work too. For the Aloo, I use sweet potatoes. Regular potatoes will work as a direct substitution as well.
A simple start with onion, ginger, garlic, some spices, then some non dairy yogurt or vegan cream of choice, pressure cook and done. Takes just 10 minutes to put together then pressure cook and wait 5 mins to release. Serve this easy Saag Aloo with Dals or bean curries. Pictured here with Punjabi Dal fry made with Moong Dal. Yuhmm!
The recipe can easily be made nut-free and in a Saucepan(instructions in the Recipe notes). Add some cooked chickpeas or lentils to make it into a meal.
More Instant Pot Recipes:
- Instant Pot Potato Chickpea Spinach Soup. GF
- Instant Pot Lasagna Soup with Red lentils. – So Easy
- Instant Pot Vegan Butter Chickin(soycurls). GF – Creamy, Delicious
- Lentil Veggie Dhansak – Lentil Veggie Stew in IP.
- More Instant Pot Recipes!
Step by Step Photos
Assemble the ingredients, chop and set aside.
Toast the spices, then add onion and garlic and cook to golden. Then add in the tomatoes and greens.
Fold in sweet potatoes and non dairy yogurt, mix in. Close the lid and Pressure cook.
Serve with Dals or bean curries.
Instant Pot Saag Aloo - Sweet Potato & Chard Curry
Ingredients
- 1 tsp oil, or use 2 tbsp water or broth to saute
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tsp ground cumin, , or 1/2 tsp cumin and 1/2 tsp coriander
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/3 tsp cayenne
- 1 or 2 whole cloves, (or use 1/8 tsp ground cloves)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups cubed sweet potato, , or regular potatoes
- 2 cups packed chopped chard, , spinach or a mix of greens
- 1/2 cup water, use 3/4 cup for saucier
- 1/2 cup non dairy yogurt or full fat coconut milk
- lemon and cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Heat oil in Instant pot on saute. When hot, add the garlic and ginger and mix and cook for 30 seconds. (Or use a tbsp of broth to saute).
- Add the onion and pinch of salt. Mix and cook for 2 minutes. Deglaze with a tbsp of water if needed, stir frequently.
- Add the spices and salt and mix in for a few seconds.
- Add the sweet potatoes, greens, water and yogurt and mix well to combine.
- Cancel saute, close the lid and pressure cook for 4 mins (manual hi). Then Release the pressure after 5 mins
- Add some coconut milk or cashew cream for creamier if needed. Taste and adjust salt and flavor. Add some garam masala if needed. Garnish with lemon and cilantro. Serve with dals, beans or curries.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I had a bag of rapidly aging mustard greens from the grocery clearance rack, so I made this recipe with mustard greens in a saucepan over the stove. and it was delicious! 🙂
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Loved this one! I substituted kabocha squash for the sweet potatoes for a lower-carb dish and it came out amazing – the spice blend is fantastic. I’m adding this to my weekly meal-prep rotation.
As someone who meal-preps a big batch of a recipe for the week I love your blog! This is the second recipe of yours I’ve tried, after having such success with the kolhapuri. I used to think Indian cooking was too complicated but you make it accessible, healthy, and delicious. Thank you!
awesome! so glad you found the blog!
This was delicious!! I made a double recipe for 4 people and had leftovers to enjoy again. Worked perfectly in instant pot when doubled, and was ready long before the dal I was making on the stovetop, so have to remember to start that first next time. The flavors were amazing and I can’t wait to try more recipes.
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I loved it. Used 1 small butternut squash instead of sweet potato because that’s what I had, and added chickpeas. I also used the last of some coconut butter I had, mixed with some water, to make it creamier. I might be richer with coconut milk but again, that’s what I had at home and needed to use up a bunch of chard. Wonderful flavours, thanks Richa.
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Good blend of spices and aromatics and easy to make in the Instant Pot. I made this tonight and added chickpeas. I also used twice as much chard because that is what I had. I used a cup of coconut milk but also added another 1/4 of water and I should not have, it came out kind of soupy; the extra greens probably contributed to that as well. Still tastes great though. I served it with brown basmati rice and that was our complete meal.
awesome! you can add some flour and simmer fora few minutes to thicken. All veggies and greens add moisture and the moisture stays in the pot in a pressure cooker.
I love your site! I put sweet potato and kale in the search box and this recipe popped up. So I threw it all in the IP with a couple substitutions and it’s great! so simple and fast & so tasty!
My subs were – 2 cardamom pods for the ground cardamom and almond milk instead of coconut milk. Also used no salt or oil.
Loved it!
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Someone gave me tons of swiss chard from their garden. So, after making your Mom’s recipe with potatoes and tomatoes, I picked this one because I had everything I needed to make it, thinking “It cannot possibly be as good as the other one”. But yes, it was! I should have known! Thank you so much for the culinary inspiration 🙂
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This was delicious. My husband even liked it and he never likes my cooking LOL.
I made it with the Punjabi Dal Fry and ended up mixing the two together.
On a side note, I made one batch of this saag aloo and then liked it so much I made a double batch more of it. I ended up using up the rest of the can of coconut milk. Love not having leftover can…
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I made this tonight with the recommended Punjabi Dal. Another really good meal. I love that you provide a link to which thing we might make with it. It really makes it so easy to try this and I appreciate your time so much.
Also, I finally bought your cookbooks. I’m so excited. They should get here the end of next week. 🙂
Actually, just wanted to pass along, my husband is not a vegan. He will sometimes eat a few bites but always he wishes there was meat and then goes on to make his big plate of meat dish. While I think he would like me to throw in some kind of meat, he was really very satisfied by it. And ate 2 helpings full. 🙂 So I want to give this a five star rating from my husband too. lol 🙂
Oh thats awesome! Great tasting and satisfying food is what I try to aim for. I am happy he loved it too!
Thats awesome! So glad they both turned out well! Thanks for getting the books! Lots of cooking in your future 🙂
How have I not seen this recipe? I will absolutely be making this one ASAP, it’s always been my favorite dish at the Indian restaurants. Thank you, even if you are always making me hungry. Haha. You know I just love everything you post and have for years. You’r amazing.
you found it now 🙂 its super easy and so good!