Sakra saag – spinach and radish curry
A healthy Indian curry cooked with spinach,radish 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
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-
- Wash and chop all the greens finely and the vegetables in medium size pieces.
- Add all the vegetables, moong daal and 1.5 cup water in the cooker and pressure cook for 1 whistle on medium flame.
- 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 .
- Add all the spices in the curry and cook on medium flame for 10 minutes(without closing the lid),keep stirring in between.
- Then lower the flame and simmer the curry for 15 minutes.
- 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 ) - Add fresh coriander and serve hot.
Serving suggestions-serve with daal poori,kachori,or chapati
Kitchen Queen says
love your dal puri.
Hema says
This is very new to me, I have not tried anything with star fruit..
Shama Nagarajan says
delicious and inviting
Anu says
Nice one. I too have done this.
Farah Saleem azeez says
looks lovely
Priya R says
Lovely and super healthy curry 🙂 book marking this recipe
divya says
looks healthy n yummy..
Maayeka says
@Archana Potdar-Dear I do have listed moong daal measrement in the ingredients-1.5 tbsp
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
Archana Potdar says
This is new to me. You list of ingredients does not specify the amount of moong dal.
Vimitha Anand says
Nice n yummy platter…
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 🙂
Gauri says
Never thought of combining the two and use star fruit in the curry. Very interesting and innovative
ANU says
wow very healthy and new…
SYF&HWS – Cook With SPICES" Series
South Indian Cooking – July 15th to Sep 15th
Aruna Manikandan says
Healthy and delicious curry 🙂
krishna says
totally new to me.. seems very very delicious…
Arthy Suman says
I love to have this curry with just plain rice and lots of potato roast…
Sayantani says
very new dish for me never had anything like this and with daal pooris this meal is a very satisfying one.
Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
Nice one…
Baby Corn Bajji
VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA