- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 1 katori (≈150 g)
- Time
- Prep 20 min · Cook 50 min
- Texture
- Pureed / smooth
- Season
- WinterJanuary
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Reduces Kapha; ghee keeps Vata settled
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustard greens (sarson) | 1 large bunch, leaves & tender stems | 400 g | 2000 g | |
| Spinach (palak) | 1 small bunch | 200 g | 1000 g | |
| Bathua (chenopodium) leaves | 1 cup, packed | 100 g | 500 g | |
| Fenugreek leaves (methi) | ¾ cup | 30 g | 150 g | |
| Ginger, fresh | 1 tbsp grated | 15 g | 75 g | |
| Green chilli (optional, deseeded) | ½ chilli, deseeded (optional) | 3 g | 15 g | |
| Water | 1¼ cups | 300 ml | 1500 ml | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ¾ tsp, level | 3.5 g | 17.5 g | |
| Maize flour (makki atta) | 2 tbsp maize flour | 20 g | 100 g | |
| Water | ½ cup (to whisk makki) | 120 ml | 600 ml | |
| Ghee (cow) | 4 tsp (tempering) | 20 g | 100 g | |
| Cumin (jeera) | ½ tsp | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Asafoetida (hing) | 1 pinch | 0.3 g | 1.5 g | |
| Kashmiri chilli powder (mild) | ¼ tsp Kashmiri chilli | 1 g | 5 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Wash all greens three times in plenty of water; chop roughly.
Step 2: Pressure-cook greens with ginger, chilli, 1¼ cups water and salt — 3 whistles, then 10 minutes on low (or simmer covered 35 minutes).
Step 3: Cool slightly and blend to a smooth purée (coarse for regular diners, smooth for denture wearers).
Step 4: Whisk makki atta into ½ cup water, stir into the saag and simmer 15 minutes, stirring, until glossy.
Step 5: Tempering: heat ghee, add cumin and hing, then Kashmiri chilli off the heat; pour over the saag.
Step 6: Rest 5 minutes; serve hot with ½ tsp ghee on each katori.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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