The Commune Table

Simple spinach recipes - part 3 🌿✨
This time: comforting Saag Aloo made with spinach, tomato, garlic, ginger and warming spices.

Full recipe below 🌿✨ Join our online cooking classes on https://communetable.thinkific.com - clickable link in bio. Learn at your own pace through detailed pre-recorded lessons designed to help you truly understand the “why” behind cooking.

🌿 Saag Aloo
Serves 4

Ingredients:
• 3 tbsp ghee, coconut oil or oil of choice
• 4 large cloves garlic
• 1/2 piece ginger
• 1–2 green bird’s eye chilies
• 300g fresh grated tomato puree
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 500g spinach, blanched and pureed
• 2 large potatoes, boiled, peeled and cut into chunks (or 300g paneer, cubed)
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 tsp garam masala

Method:

1. Using a mortar and pestle, mince or finely chop the ginger, garlic and chili together.
2. Heat oil in a wok or frying pan over medium heat. Add the aromatics and cook until lightly golden.
3. Add grated tomato, turmeric, coriander and salt. Cook for a few minutes until the oil begins to separate.
4. Add pureed spinach and stir well to combine. Add potatoes (or paneer) and mix again.
5. Add garam masala and water. Stir well, bring to the boil, then cover and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.

Serve hot with rotis, naan or rice ✨

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It’s fully pre-recorded, broken into clear chapters, so you can learn at your own pace, in your own time - with guidance and support along the way.

Here’s some tips for your coffee and milk for latte art ☕️
• Use fresh espresso with good crema
• Stick to 1–2 shots max
• Don’t over-aerate - no doubling in volume
• Aim for slight expansion (20–30%) only
• Texture should be silky, like wet paint
• Keep milk fully integrated (no foam layer)
• Tap + swirl before pouring
• Pour immediately

Small details… big difference ☕️

My crunchy nutty granola recipe below ✨

Golden, toasty, and just the right amount of sweet - this is one of those recipes you make once and never go back to store-bought again.

It’s simple, wholesome, and completely customisable. Swap the nuts, play around with the sweetness, or keep it exactly as it is - it just works.

Perfect with yogurt, fresh fruit, or honestly… straight from the jar.

Ingredients
• 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup halved cashews
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 4 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method
1. Preheat oven to 150°C. Line a baking tray with parchment.
2. Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Whisk coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla. Pour over and mix well (hands work best).
4. Spread evenly on tray. Bake 30-40 mins, stirring half way until golden.
5. Cool completely to crisp up. Store airtight for up to a month.

The best part? You know exactly what’s going into it.

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Our Chinese Cuisine 101 – Foundations Certificate Course isn’t just about recipes. You’ll learn real technique — wok hei, heat control, velveting, sauce balance and how authentic Chinese flavours are actually built.

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The course is fully pre-recorded and hosted on Thinkific, so you can learn properly, at your own pace — revisit lessons anytime and build real confidence in the kitchen.

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Gong Xi Fa Cai 🧧Chinese New Year represents family, tradition and the joy of gathering around good food - which is why I’m so excited to share our Chinese Cuisine 101 Certificate Course, now fully online.

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This is a pre-recorded, self-paced course led by Payal Thakurani. There is no live date - you can start anytime and learn at your own pace.

You’ll also have access to a discussion space where you can ask questions and share your dishes.

In this course, you’ll learn:
• Chinese pantry essentials
• The science of wok hei
• Heat control and stir-frying techniques
• Velveting proteins
• Flavour balance

And cook 6 complete dishes:
Kung Pao Chicken
Shrimp Fried Rice
Black Pepper Prawns
Cantonese Steamed Fish
Sweet & Sour Chicken
Homemade Chili Oil

Certificate awarded upon completion.

It also makes a thoughtful Chinese New Year gift - a skill they’ll use again and again.

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Wishing you a year filled with abundance, health and beautiful meals shared together. 🧧✨