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Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti Recipe

How to make Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti
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About Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti Recipe: A classic Punjabi dish - sarson da saag te makki di roti. Best had with some white butter, jaggery or honey.This winter special combination makes everyone drool in winters. As a traditional punjabi dish, saag means green and sarso means mustard.

Ingredients of Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti: Steaming hot makki roti with a dollop of butter or ghee, this recipe is a lip smacking treat in winters. A mix of palak, bathua and sarson, pressure cooked and prepared in a host of spices, makes this a healthy winter treat. You can serve gud or jaggery as an accompaniment along with this dish. Add extra ghee for more taste.

  • Total Cook Time2 hrs 20 mins
  • Prep Time 10 mins
  • Cook Time2 hrs 10 mins
  • Recipe Servings4
  • Medium

Ingredients of Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti

  • For Saag:
  • 750 gms Sarson saag
  • 250 gms Palak saag
  • 250 gms Bathua saag
  • 2 cups Water with a pinch of salt
  • 1 1/2 cup Makki atta
  • 4 Green chillies
  • 25 gms Ginger
  • 2 Onions
  • 6 Garlic cloves
  • 100 gms Ghee
  • 1/2 tsp Red pepper powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
  • For Makki ki Roti:
  • 1/2 kg Makki Atta
  • Water (for kneading)
  • Ghee (for frying)

How to Make Sarson Ka Saag Aur Makki Ki Roti

Tp prepare the Saag:

1.
Add the three saags, salt and water into pressure cooker & cook over low heat for 1 1/2 hours.
2.
Squeeze out saag and keep saag water aside. Mash saag in the cooker until coarsely ground, and add makki atta and stir.
3.
Put back saag water and a little fresh water & boil over slow fire.
4.
Add green chillies & ginger & cook till saag gets thick.
5.
For tadka, add chopped onions, ginger, garlic, red pepper powder; garam masala, dhania & saute until onions are light brown.
6.
Mix into saag & garnish with julienne of ginger fried in ghee.

To prepare Makki ki Roti:

1.
Knead the makki atta until it becomes a ball, add atta to dry it & knead.
2.
Heat the tava and add a little ghee so that it does not stick.
3.
Make round shapes of makki roti on chakla & carefully transfer to the tava.
4.
Cook with ghee till golden brown.
5.
Serve with hot sarson da saag and gur and white butter.

Nutritional Value

  • 102gProtien
  • 133gFats
  • 494gCarbs
  • 3659 KcalCalories
  • 1868MgCalcium
  • 53.66MgIron
  • 315.888MgSodium
  • 53.66MgPotassium
  • 134.845gFibre
  • ogCholesterol

Recipe Notes

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