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Sai Bhaji

Your dose of iron, protein and other nutrients. This healthy, tasty and soothing sabzi of leafy/fruit veggies and dals is a popular Sindhi recipe. This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel.

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Main Ingredients Fresh spinach leaves (palak), Fenugreek leaves (methi)
Cuisine Sindhi
Course Main Course Vegetarian
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 21-25 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg

Ingredients 

  • 3 medium bunches fresh spinach leaves (palak), roughly chopped
  • 50 grams fenugreek leaves (methi) ,roughly chopped
  • 50 grams dill leaves (suva) ,roughly chopped
  • 50 grams khatta leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup split Bengal gram (chana dal), soaked and drained
  • 4 tablespoons oil
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 large onion, roughly chopped
  • 3 green chillies, chopped
  • 3 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 tablespoons coriander powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons red chilli powder
  • 3 small brinjals
  • 2 medium potatoes
  • Salt to taste

Method

  1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add cumin seeds, ginger-garlic paste, onion, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder and mix well.
  2. Cut brinjals and potatoes into 8 pieces each. Add both to the cooker and mix. Add chana dal and mix.
  3. Add spinach, methi, suva, khatta bhaji, salt and ½ cup water and mix well. Close the cooker with and cook till 4 whistles are released.
  4. Open the lid when pressure is reduced completely and check to see if the potato is cooked through.
  5. Coarsely blend the sai bhaji with a hand blender.  Serve hot.
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