Where did I go wrong with this recipe?

I have a book with the following Spinach %26amp; Potatoes recipe in it, but when I tried to make it, it burned...



';Ingredients:



4 tbsp vegetable oil

225g/8oz baby potatoes (about 16 potatoes)

1 inch of fresh ginger, minced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 onion, coarsely chopped

2 fresh green chillies, chopped

2 dried red chillies, coarsely chopped

1 tsp cumin seeds

salt to taste

225g/8oz fresh spinach

2 firm tomatoes, coarsely chopped (for garnish)



Directions:



1. Heat oil in a frying pan or wok and fry the potatoes until brown on all sides. Remove and put aside.



2. Remove the excess oil leaving about 1 tbsp in the pan. Fry the ginger, garlic, onion, green chillies, dried red chillies and cumin seeds until the onion is golden brown.



3. Add the potatoes and salt and stir well. Cover the pan and cook over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a sharp knife.



4. Add the spinach and stir well. Cook with the pan uncovered until the spinach is tender and all the excess fluids have evaporated. Garnish with the chopped tomatoes and serve hot.';



Any ideas on how to make this recipe work? I followed it exactly, but I didn't make it to step 3, because after step 2, the garlic and chillies were burned but the onions weren't brown.



Help!Where did I go wrong with this recipe?
It sounds like you had the pan too hot. Keep the heat around medium heat. And the onions won't turn as dark as the garlic. Don't worry, the flavors will come out of the ingredients. If it looks like it is starting to burn, then remove the pan from the heat for a minute. Try again, cooking is about trying things over and over until you get the hang of it!