Sarso ka Saag

The sarson ka saag is prepared from mustard greens and taste heavenly with dollops of butter added on the top.

Preparation Time: 25 min       Cooking Time: 25 min

Serve : 4



Ingredients

• 1 bunch of sarson greens


• 1 bunch of spinach (palak)


• 2 onion, chopped


• 2 tomatoes, chopped


• 1 tsp each grated ginger and garlic or 1 tsp ginger garlic paste


• 3 green chillies


• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice


• salt to taste


• 2 tbsp ghee


• 1/4 tsp asofedita (heeng)


• 1 tbsp oil


• 1 tbsp maize flour (makai ka atta) or Besan atta

Method

1. Chop both Sarson and spinach, wash, drain.


2. In big pan, boil water, add little salt and blanch both leaves till leaves are tender.


3. Drain and grind in a mixer to make corse paste.


4.  Heat oil in a wok. Add  green chillies, ginger, and garlic and  stir.


5. Add chopped onion and fry till golden brown.


6. Add chopped Tomatoes and cook till oil separates.


7. Add few pinches salt, 1 cup water.


8. Add leaves paste to the masala.


9. Stir well and cook till oil separates and pour out in serving dish


10. Heat ghee in a pan, add zeera, asofetida and red chilli. It is called as Tadka.


11. Serve the cooked saag topped with tadka and dollop of butter.


12. Serve hot with makki ki roti, or lachha paratha.