“Julia Moskin, a reporter in the Dining section of The New York Times, walked up to my desk, with a glint in her eye, and said,”I have a dish for you!” “I perked up.” “Saag with some kind of fried, spiced potato balls on top— like Tater Tots,”she said. The dish was subz saag which she had at Tamarind Tribeca in Manhattan. It was a mix of mustard greens, broccoli rabe and corn with alluring potato balls. Called aloo kofta, the golden, deep-fried mashed-potato balls are gently spiced with garlic,ginger,chili, turmeric, and lemon juice…”