MEETHI SAAG

Ingredients :
Meethi saag - 500 gms
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
Dried red chilli - 1-2
Potato (chopped fine) – 1
Eggplant (chopped fine) – 1
Salt - as per taste
Badi chura (optional) - 2 tbsp

Method :
Clean the saag properly and roughly chop it. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When they start sizzling, add the dried red chilli. Saute for a second. Add potato and eggplant and sauté till they get half done. Add salt and saag and mix well. When the water evaporates and saag gets cooked properly, take it off fire and add badi chura and mix well. Serve it with rice and piyaz khata (the recipe has been posted here earlier) .

PALANG SAAG (PALAK SAAG)

Ingredients :
Palak saag -500 gms
Oil - 1 tbsp
Phul badi - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
Dried red chilli - 1-2
Garlic (crushed) - 1-2 cloves
Onion (chopped) - 1 small
Salt - as per taste

Method :
Clean the saag properly and roughly chop it. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds to it. When it starts sizzling add dried red chilli. Saute for a second. Add garlic and sauté till it turns light pink. Add onion and sauté till it turns light pink. Add saag and salt. When saag gets cooked properly take it off fire and serve with dishes of your choice.

PN: In Kalahandi, saag is taken as lunch with rice,dal,main,curry and bhaja.