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Sakra Saag / Spinach and Radish Curry

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Sakra saag – spinach and radish curry

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

sakra saag-spinach and radish curry

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
  • Radish-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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5 from 2 votes

Sakra Saag / Spinach and Radish Curry

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time40 mins

Comments

  2. Hema says

    This is very new to me, I have not tried anything with star fruit..

  8. Maayeka says

    @Archana Potdar-Dear I do have listed moong daal measrement in the ingredients-1.5 tbsp

  9. Maha Gadde says

    pictures are very beautiful.n dish looks simply superb…I know this tastes awesum…
    BTW If gets sumtime plz visit my space
    Maha

  12. Divya Pramil says

    Looks like a delicious platter and loved the curry 🙂 Those nice and puffy pooris looks so attractive…must make a yummilicious combo 🙂

  13. Gauri says

    Never thought of combining the two and use star fruit in the curry. Very interesting and innovative

  18. Sayantani says

    very new dish for me never had anything like this and with daal pooris this meal is a very satisfying one.