sarso ka saag makki ki roti recipe
Sarso ka saag aur makke ki roti is a quintessential meal every winter.Rich greens served with cornmeal bread is a powerhouse of nutrients.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- pan
- or Instant pot
- griddle
- Food processor optional
Ingredients
Ingredients for sarso da saag recipe
- 300 gms mustard leaves boiled if cooking in a pan,refer notes
- 100 gms spinach boiled if cooking in a pan,refer notes
- 2 tbsp. maize flour / makai ka atta optional
Tempering ingredients for punjabi saag recipe
- 2 tablespoon ghee/ mustard oil if vegan
- 1 medium onion
- 1 tablespoon ginger chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1 green chillies
- salt as per taste
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder or curry powder
- ½ tsp red chilli powder or as per taste
- 1 tablespoon garam masala or as per taste
- 1 tablespoon cumin powder
- salt as per taste
For Makke ki roti
- 2 cups makai ka atta/maize flour
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- water for kneading
Instructions
For cooking sarson ka saag in a pan
- In pan,heat oil or ghee for tempering.Add chopped onion,ginger,garlic,green chillies cook until the onion turns pink.
- Add chopped tomatoes to this along with salt.Cook till tomatoes soften.Add the spices
- Add the boiled/blanched spinach and sarson
- Mix well and let it cook in the open pan.Once it has soften,mash it with a hand masher or hand blender
- Optionally, you may choose to add 2 tablespoon makai flour (unrefined corn flour) , this will help to thicken the mix.
- Serve hot with makke ki roti, mango pickle,buttermilk.
For cooking sarson ka saag in an instant pot
- In sauté mode,heat oil or ghee for tempering.Add chopped onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies cook until the onion turns pink.
- Add chopped tomatoes to this along with salt.Cook till tomatoes soften.Add the spices
- Add the chopped spinach with little salt, allow it to wilt for 5 minuntes
- Now, add the chopped sarson, cook for few minutes
- Add 2 cups of water and maize flour
- Put the instant pot lid and cook on low pressure for 10 minutes. Release the pressure after 10 minutes
- Use a hand blender or a masher to mix the sarson and get a better texture.
- Adjust the salt and spices as per your liking.
For Makke ki roti
- Take makki flour, add warm water to it.Knead into a smooth dough, if the dough is not smooth then the roti will break while rolling out.
- Roll out the roti on a grease / baking paper.Heat a griddle / tava , start cooking the roti
- Flip it once cooked from one side.Cook the roti on the gas flame directly, you may cook on the tava if you do not have gas cooktop
- Once cooked, brush with ghee,serve warm makki roti and saag.
Notes
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. You can mix little aata/wheat flour if makke ki roti, this will make it little easier to cook.
Or, you can pressure cook them with 2 cups of water for 1 whistle. You can mix little aata/wheat flour if makke ki roti, this will make it little easier to cook.