Tuesday 11 December 2012

Sakra Saag /Spinach and Radish Curry

A healthy Indian  curry cooked with spinach,raddish and moong daal-a community special




You have had spinach curry many times with so many versions,but today I am posting my community special recipe of spinach and raddish curry which we call as -sakra saag.This is a ZERO OIL recipe .I have never heard or seen this curry any where else. This curry is best enjoyed with khasta kachori, daal poori ,urad daal stuffed parathas or with chapati


INGREDIENTS- (serve-5)
  • Spinach-150 gms(1 bunch)
  • Dill leaves-1/2 bunch
  • Raddish-225 gm
  • Star fruit-1
  • Potato-2 small
  • Brinjal-1/2
  • green chillies-1 tbsp
  • Ginger chopped-2 tsp
  • Green peas-2 tbsp
  • Split green gram daal-1.5 tbsp
  • Yoghurt-3/4 cup
  • Gram flour-3 tbsp
Spices-
  • Black salt-1/2 tsp
  • Salt-1 tsp
  • Asafoetida-1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder-1 .5tsp
  • Mango powder-1.5 tsp
  • Ghee-1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
PROCEDURE-
  1. Wash and chop all the greens finely and the vegetables in medium size pieces.
  2. Add all the vegetables, moong daal and 1.5 cup water in the cooker and pressure cook for 1 whistle on medium flame. 
  3. Take curd and gram flour in a bowl ,and mix well ,now add 5.5 cup water in it,mix and add in the cooker .
  4. Add all the spices in the curry and cook on medium flame for 10 minutes(without closing the lid),keep stirring in between.
  5. Then lower the flame and simmer the curry for 15 minutes.
  6. Heat ghee in a small pan and add cumin and asafoetida ,when it become golden add the tempering in the curry (this is optional as some people like to add asafoetida in the boiling gravy and skip the tempering )
  7. Add fresh coriander and serve hot. 
Serving suggestions-serve with daal poori,kachori,or chapati

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