Sai Bhaji is a traditional Sindhi recipe. This dish is a powerhouse of nutrients as it is a combination of green leafy vegetables and dal. It is best served hot with rotis or pulav. Check out Ruchi Bharani's take on this popular Sindhi dish.
Ingredients:
Indian sorrel, chopped
Spinach Leaves, chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp Asefoetida
2 medium size onions, chopped
1 1/2 tsp garlic, chopped
1 1/2 tsp ginger, chopped
Bottel gourd, chopped
Aubergine, chopped
Potatoes, chopped
Tomatoes, chopped
1 bowl of soaked Gram Dal
1 tsp finely chopped green chilli
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp coriander-cumin seed powder
Oil for cooking
Method:
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
- Once the oil is hot, add the cumin seeds, asafoetida, onions, ginger and garlic and saute the ingredients for a couple of minutes.
- Cook the onion for about 2 minutes but make sure that they do not turn brown.
- Add the bottle gourd (soaked in water), aubergines and potatoes and cook them for a couple of minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and mix well.
- Add the gram dal (chana dal), green chillies, khatta bhaji and the spinach leaves and stir well.
- Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander and cumin seed powder and mix well.
- Add water and cover the pressure cooker with a lid. Let it cook until 1 whistle on high flame and then for 10 minutes on low flame.
- Once done, turn off the flame and let the pressure cooker cool down for at least 15 - 20 minutes.
- Once you open the lid, slightly mash the bhaji with a masher.
- Sai bhaji is ready to be served.
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