easy sarson ka saag recipe | saag recipe | how to make sarson da saag
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: punjabi
Ingredients
for pressure cooking:
- 1 bunch mustard leaves / sarson ke patte
- ½ bunch spinach / palak
- 2 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 inch ginger (chopped)
- ¼ onion (chopped)
- 2 chilli
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
other ingredients:
- 2 tbsp cornmeal / makki ka atta
- 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- 2 clove garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
- 1 chilli (slit)
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, wash and finely chop 1 bunch mustard leaves (sarson ke patte) and ½ bunch spinach (palak). also add bathua leaves if available.
- take the chopped leaves in pressure cooker along with 2 clove garlic, 1 inch ginger, ¼ onion, 2 chilli and ½ tsp salt.
- add 1 cup water and pressure cook for 4 whistles.
- mash until coarsely ground.
- further add 2 tbsp of makki ka atta and mix well.
- cook for 5 minutes or until the mixture thickens. keep aside.
- now in a large kadai, heat 2 tbsp ghee, and saute 2 clove garlic, 1 inch ginger and 1 green chilli.
- further saute 1 onion until it turns golden brown.
- add in cooked and mashed leaves and mix well.
- continue to cook for 4-5 minutes, or until the saag is cooked completely.
- finally, enjoy sarso ka saag with makki ki roti or with chapati.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.