Palak sarso saag, makki ki roti with gud, ghee and salad

Palak-Sarso da Saag

By Kritee Lahoti

Dec, 10th

624

Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
11 - 13

Ingredients

  • Palak
  • Sarso
  • Oil
  • Mustard seeds
  • Cumin seeds
  • Dark green chili pastel
  • Hing
  • Turmeric powder
  • Red chilli powder
  • Coriander powder
  • Salt
  • Maize flour
  • Water

Instructions

  • Clean and wash the palak-sarso. Then take a patila, add in the palak-sarso and water and boil them together. Boil them till they are soft and mushy.
  • After that strain the water (don't throw away this water, keep it aside and use it for adding in the saag) let the palak-sarso cooled down. Once it is cooled, add in the maize flour, with your hand mash them together, it helps in binding and for texture
  • Take a small bowl, add in the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, hing, coriander powder and salt, then add in the water. Masala should be watery not like a paste and keep it aside.
  • Now take a pan, add in the oil, once hot add in the mustard seeds and let it flutter, then add in the cumin seeds and green chilli paste.
  • After that add in the masala which we made and cook till it releases the oil.
  • Now add in the palak-sarso mix and add in the water as per the consistency (it should not be too watery or dry). Give it few boil and switch off the flame.
  • Serve hot with makki ki roti or any other Indian Flat bread as per your liking.

Notes/Tips

1) You can mix any other green leafy vegetable like bathua to this saag it taste equally good. 2) If sarso and other green vegetables are not in season then you can make this saag with palak only. 3) Garlic tadka is optional. 4) If you want to add garlic tadka, take little oil in a pan and once hot enough add in the chopped garlic and cook till it is nice brown in color then switch off the flame and add a pinch of red chilli powder and your tadka is ready.