Sai bhaji, rice

Name: Sai bhaji, rice
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Sai bhaji; 1 bunch Spinach; 1/2 bunch methi leaves; 1/2 bunch sour spinach; 1/2 bunch coriander leaves; 1 carrot; 1 cup daal(any yellow); 3 large tomatoes; 2 green chillies; as per taste Salt, red chilli powder and turmeric; 3 tsp oil; 6 cloves garlic finely chopped; For Mixed capsicums; 1 each of green, yellow and red capsicum; 5 cloves garlic; 1 green chilli; 1/2 inch ginger; Salt and red chilli powder as per taste; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 3 potatoes; 250 gms ladies fingers; Dry spices mix: salt, turmeric, red chillipowder, Cummin powder,; Amchur powder and garam masala; 1 cup rice

Aparna Keswani @aparna_2511

#Lunch
Sai bhaji is a very nutritious staple food of Sindhis. It's a combination of mostly 5 types of green leaves: Spinach, methi, dil,sour spinach and corianderleaves, cooked along with some Daal, tomatoes and various spices and generously seasoned with garlic. This main dish is served with rice and couple of side dishes. For lunch I have Sai bhajhi, rice, mixed capsicums and fried potatoes and ladies fingers, Papad and curds.

Aparna Keswani @aparna_2511

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3 servings

For Sai bhaji
1 bunchSpinach
1/2 bunchmethi leaves
1/2 bunchsour spinach
1/2 bunchcoriander leaves
1carrot
1 cupdaal(any yellow)
3large tomatoes
2green chillies
as per tasteSalt, red chilli powder and turmeric
3 tspoil
6 clovesgarlic finely chopped
For Mixed capsicums
1each of green, yellow and red capsicum
5 clovesgarlic
1green chilli
1/2 inchginger
Salt and red chilli powder as per taste
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tspgaram masala
3potatoes
250 gmsladies fingers
Dry spices mix: salt, turmeric, red chillipowder, Cummin powder,
Amchur powder and garam masala
1 cuprice

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Sai bhaji: Wash and finely chop all the greens and onions. Soak daal.
2

Heat a cooker and add 2tsp oil, Half of chopped garlic and chopped onion. Fry for 5 minutes. Add all the green leaves, carrots, daal and tomatoes. Fry for 3 minutes. Add all the spices, ginger and chillies. Add 1 cup water cover and cook till 4 whistles.
3

Open the cooker and mash the vegetables with a hand blender or wooden crusher.
4

Season it with 2tsp oil and remaining garlic.
5

Heat a non stick pan. Add 1 tsp oil, chopped garlic and chopped capsicums. Stir fry for 5 minutes. Add salt, ginger and spices.
6

Remove and serve as a side dish.
7

Boil Potatoes. Peel them and cut into wedges. Deep fry them till crisp.Wash and dry ladies fingers. Remove tops and deep fry them till crisp. Remove on an absorbent paper and sprinkle all the spices and serve immediately.
8

Boil rice with 2 and a half cup water and salt.
9

Serve every thing together song with fried Papad and curds.