Sarson ka Saag|| Makai ki Roti aur Makhan ka Pera|| Grandmother's cooking

Sarson ka Saag or Makai ki Roti

 

 

Traditional and classic punjabi dish.Sarson ka Saag is gravy dish made from mustard leaves (sarson) along with Makai ki roti (Mazie flatbread) and some other vegetables and spices. 

Corn/Maize and mustard leaves are available in winter season in Pakistan as well as in India specially in northern india Hence this dish is largely cooked in winter season.

Sarson ka saag  in english sarson is called as mustard and saag  is termed as green so, its called as mustard green in english. 

Grandmother's special recipe for making sarson ka saag is asset for us, And you will definitely enjoy this recipe along with photos and video. 

sarson ka saag needs time to cook so, there is No shortcut method in cooking sarson ka saag, It is time intensive method. The end result will be a bowl full of delicious, tasty and organic green creamy saag full of nutrients and antioxidants  

I will tell you all secrets for making tasty saag step by step.

Here, is the best method to cook Sarson ka Saag. To get the perfect recipe you need to be patient because this recipe is time taking but it is easy to cook.

Few and simple ingredients are required to cook sarsoon ka saag:

Mustrad leaves or saag         4 bunches

Desi ghee                             2 TBS

Garlic                                   2 bulb

Tomatoes                              4

Green chilli                           3

Salt                                       3 TBS

Red chilli flakes                   2-1/2 TBS

Steps to cook Saag:

Wash and clean vegetable:

you need to wash bunch of Saag or green leaves in running water 3 to 4 times until clean.

Cut and Boil saag:

cut the whole bunches into smaller size and add it in boiling water (water quantity depends on the quantity of saag). cook it on higher flame until boils half an hour after than add Salt, Red chili flakes and cook it on low to medium flame overnight.

Cook saag/ Tarka:

Add cinnamon stick, whole pepper, cloves, garlic paste in sarson oil and cook on medium flame until garlic turns golden brown. Add green chilies and tomatoes cook them until soften than add boiled saag and cook for 5-10 minutes.

Serve with makai ki roti, butter milk and dollop of fresh butter.

Nutrient value per serving:

Proteins                 1.9 g

Carbohydrates        4.3 g

Fiber                        2.2 g

Fat                            4.4 g

Cholesterol               0 mg

Enrgy                     64 Cal

Sodium                    50.7 mg

For complete and detailed recipe watch video given below:

It is full of nutrition and easy to cook. You can store saag in refrigerator and whenever you want to eat it take it out and prepare fresh tarka for saag. Add desi ghee and serve with butter it will enhance the taste of sarson ka saag.