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Sai Bhaji Recipe, How To Make Sindhi Sai Bhaji

2015-10-05 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Sai Bhaji – A very healthy curry made with spinach,lentils and mix vegetables

Sai bhaji /Khichu Saag is a classic sindhi dish made with spinach, dill (suwa) lentil and an assortment of vegetables.This dish is popular not only among the sindhi community but whoever taste it once, fall in love with this healthy and  delicious curry.

Sai means green and bhaji means vegetables.there are so many version and combination of vegetables to make this healthy dish. Bhatia community from Sindh also make this and call this khichu saag.
Sai bhaji is normally served with yellow rice OR bhuga chawal(brown rice), Raita,  baigan and aloo tuk (fried potatoes and brinjals ) and papad  are the best accompaniment for this signature sindhi dish.

As Sai bhaji is loaded with greens and assorted vegetables,this is a very good source of Iron, Folic acid, vitamin A,C,K , fibre etc.

You can either mash the bhaji completely with the ladle or a hand blender or just slightly mash it, like I did .You can also make this curry just with  the first 7 vegetables from the list(spinach-brinjal).You need not to have all the vegetables to make this.

You can also check these recipes-

  • Sindhi kadhi
  • Aloo Baigan tuk
  • Aloo Palak bhujiya
  • Capsicum Pulao
  • Paneer Pudina Kabab
sindhi style sai bhaji recipe

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sindhi style sai bhaji recipe
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4.34 from 6 votes

Sai Bhaji with Yellow Rice

Healthy curry made with spinach,lentil and mix vegetables
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Sindhi Cuisine
Keyword: mix vegetable, sai bhaji, sindhi
Servings: 5 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 3 cup Spinach / Palak chopped
  • 1 cuo Bottle Gourd / Lauki
  • 3/4 cup Dill Leaves/ suwa bhaji/ shepu
  • 1/2 cup Bengal gram /chana daal
  • 3 medium Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 1 medium Potatoes / Aloo
  • 3/4 cup Brinjals / Baingan
  • 3/4 cup Yam / Suran
  • 3 inch lotus steam
  • 10 Cluster beans /Guvar phali
  • 1/2 cup khatta bhaji
  • 3 tbsp Raw Mango / Kachcha Aam chopped
  • 1.5 tbsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
  • 1.5 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder

For The Tempering /tadka

  • 3 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
  • 1/2 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
  • 5 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped

Instructions

  • Wash and chop potato and yam in medium size pieces and bottle gourd ,brinjal,raw mango,ginger and tomato in small pieces
  • Wash and chop spinach ,dill (remove the hard and thick steams of dill and spinach) and green chilies and trim the ends of whole cluster beans and make 1 inch size pieces.
  • Wash,scrap and make thin slice of lotus steam .
  • Wash and soak chana daal in water for approx. 1/2 hour
  • Heat ghee in a pressure cooker,then add chopped green chilies and asafoetida.
  • Now add ginger,soaked chana daal and spinach ,saute for few seconds.
  • Add all the vegetables and 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 3-4 whistle on medium heat or till cooked properly.
  • When cool down completely, open the cooker and slightly mash the curry with a ladle or a whisk.
  • Some prefer to grind it with a hand blender and make it into a smooth paste,but I prefer to mash it slightly and bite and feel the vegetable.so you can do according to your preference.taste great both ways:)
  • Add 1/2 cup water(can add 1- 1 .5 cup,according to the thickness u want) then mix and cook for 3-4 minutes on low heat
  • Add 1 tsp ghee and serve hot

Notes

Note-
1 - If raw mango is not available then add mango powder OR lemon juice at the end of cooking.
2--khatta bhaji-Indian sorrel leaves

Filed Under: Gravy dishes, Sabzi and Curries, Sindhi cuisine Tagged With: Healthy Recipes, Jain food, Lauki, Mix Veg, No onion garlic recipe, North Indian Food, palak, palak saag, Rice, sai bhaji, satvik food, sindhi food, Subzis and curries, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Rue Kasandra Meadows says

    2015-02-26 at

    I'm from the Philippines and I'm excited to try new dishes from other country. This Sai Bhaji with Yellow Rice recipe is new to me so I love to try this. I just hope that I can find some of the ingredients here in our country. BTW, you should try our famous corn rice. It's rich in fiber, calcium, beta-carotene and amino acids. The good thing about corn rice is that it has no trans fat and cholesterol.

  2. Divya Pramil says

    2012-10-26 at

    Amazing..I love spinach 🙂 This sounds just yummy 🙂
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  3. Shanthi says

    2012-10-25 at

    Perfect and looks too good 🙂

  4. Prathima Rao says

    2012-10-24 at

    Delicious combo & makes a comforting meal..
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  5. SouthIndianHome says

    2012-10-24 at

    Looks delicious and yummy

  6. ANU says

    2012-10-23 at

    yummy and healthy…
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  7. Priya says

    2012-10-22 at

    Wonderful foods, sai bhaji looks healthy and inviting.

  8. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says

    2012-10-22 at

    perfect meal…
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  9. Hema says

    2012-10-22 at

    The bhaji and the rice, I can have some right away, looks superb..

  10. sowmya(creative saga) says

    2012-10-22 at

    Looks delicious..

  11. Suja Manoj says

    2012-10-22 at

    Delicious and tempting meal..yum

  12. divya says

    2012-10-22 at

    Just drooling here, irresistible.

  13. WeR SAHM says

    2012-10-22 at

    nice delicious sindi recipes …. this bhaji is totally new to me ….

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  14. Gauri says

    2012-10-22 at

    Its been ages since I has Sai bhaji and usually waited for my Sindhi friends to get it rather than make it my self. Now that all those friends are far away I good to have this recipe handy 🙂 though i never saw kamal kakdi in it.. guess that's cause u dint get it in Pune that often.Thanks for sharing bookmarked it!

  15. Meena B says

    2012-10-22 at

    arre where did rest of comments go anjana

    i did comment on this
    did u repost

    now it did show on my dashboard
    its typical bhatia food
    saaya chhokha saayi bhaaji
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  16. PT says

    2012-10-22 at

    a comfort meal for lazy days..

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