India

Sarson Ka Saag

Name: Sarson Ka Saag
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 500 g Mustard greens (sarson); 250 g Spinach; 2 tbsp Corn flour; 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; 1 each Green chilli & onion; 1 tsp each Cumin & garam masala; 2 tbsp Butter or ghee

Punjabi mustard-greens dish with corn bread

Sarson ka saag is a wintry farmers' dish from Punjab, inseparable from makki di roti, the golden corn flatbread.

Mustard greens and spinach are simmered long and refined with ginger, garlic and spices; a knob of butter crowns the hearty, savoury dish.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Mustard greens (sarson)500 g
Spinach250 g
Corn flour2 tbsp
Ginger-garlic paste2 tbsp
Green chilli & onion1 each
Cumin & garam masala1 tsp each
Butter or ghee2 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Boil the mustard greens and spinach soft.
Coarsely blend with a little corn flour.
Toast cumin in ghee, fry the onion golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic, chilli and spices.
Stir in the purée, simmer, serve with a knob of butter.

Make it original

Garam masala and ghee for sarson ka saag are in the Asia Boutique.

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