Sarsoon Ka Saag (Spinach and Mustard Mix)

"This is a typical North Indian vegetarian dish. The recipe posted is my own. It is very simple to make and highly nutritious. Hope you enjoy it!"
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4-5
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ingredients

  • 2 bunches fresh spinach (2 packets cut baby spinach)
  • 1 bunch mustard greens
  • 14 cup chopped small onion
  • 12 teaspoon cumin seed
  • 12 teaspoon ginger paste
  • 2 teaspoons garlic paste
  • 12 chopped tomato
  • 2 large dry roasted red chilies (option if you do not want it hot!)
  • 2 tablespoons fulls ghee (Indian butter made from cow's milk .This is important since Ghee gives that special taste to the Saa) or 2 tablespoons butter (for frying, Indian butter made from cow's milk .This is important since Ghee gives that special tast)
  • salt
  • 12 teaspoon sugar
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directions

  • Wash, cut and boil spinach and Mustard separately until tender.
  • Let cool and grind them together to a paste.
  • Heat ghee in a pot and add cumin seeds. Let it splutter.
  • Add onions and let brown then add red chillies.
  • Mix in ginger,garlic and tomatoes.
  • Stir and let cook for 2-3 minutes and then add sugar.
  • Mix in spinach-mustard paste.
  • Stir well and add salt.
  • Add 1/4 cup water if the gravy is too thick.
  • Cook covered for 10 minutes.
  • Serve hot with white steam rice or Makke ki roti (Indian flat bread made from corn).

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