Winter is here in India and it doesn’t seem to leave where I stay in Australia.Best part of the winter is the treats it brings along.Each season has a special dish a special veggie and fruit.It is mangoes for the summer.Carrots and greens best denote the winter.Greens come in all variety mustard,spinach, Amaranth and sorrel.Each full of Iron.While sorrel or gongura is famous in South, Mustard or sarson is the greens ,which speaks to you up north. Saag or Sarson ka saag is a dish we have all grown up with.Households all across Punjab serve Sarso ka saag aur makke ki roti during winter.It is a dish which comes from rustic roots and flavors closest to heart.Simple flavor and hearty meal makes everyone happy.Traditional meal has loads of white butter or ghee.You may also use oil if choosing to go vegan.
Sarso ka saag or mustard leaves curry is a great way to have greens.We cook it along with other greens like bathua, palak. Serve this with maize flatbread or Makke ki roti.Thankfully we get mustard so easily here too.
You can know about the popularity of this dish with this famous punchline from Amrish Puri.“Sarson da Saag te Makki di Roti.. Kurta Lamba te Voti Chhoti”.This line from DDLJ is all about memories of cold winters of Punjab.
Greens are great for Iron and simple to cook too.You can simply blanch and store it over weekend.Temper and you are ready for a meal instantly.
Scroll below to read the recipe of Sarso ka saag aur makke ki roti recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cup boiled sarso/mustard leaves
- 1 cup boiled palak/spinach leaves
- 2 tbsp. oil
- 2 tbsp. makai ka atta/maize flour
- 1 cup tamatar/tomatoes
- 1 large pyaz/onion
- 1 tbsp adrak/ginger
- 2 cloves lassan/garlic chopped
- 1 large hari mirchi/green chillies
- 2 tbsp ghee/ mustard oil if (vegan)
- salt as per taste
- 2 cups makai ka atta/maize flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- water for kneading
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add mustard and spinach leaves.
- Now,add maize flour and mix well.
- Cook for 15 mins. Keep it aside.
- In another pan,heat oil or ghee for tempering.
- Add chopped onion,ginger,garlic,green chillies cook until rawness disappears.
- Add chopped tomatoes to this along with salt.Cook till tomatoes soften.
- Now add the tempering to cooked mustard-spinach leaves combo.
- Mix well and let it come to a boil.
- Serve hot with makke ki roti, mango pickle,buttermilk.
- Knead a tight dough.
- Using a butter paper,baking sheet, roll into a flatbread.
- Cook it on a iron griddle,use few drops of oil after its semi cooked
To boil sarson/spinach , heat a pot with adequate water,add the cleaned and chopped leaves ,boil for 10 minutes Or, you can pressure cook them with 2 cups of water for 1 whistle.
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Meenakshi Khaturia
Superb VL try it,tnx for recipe