Kolmi Shaag Bhaja (Water Spinach Stir Fry)

Name: Kolmi Shaag Bhaja (Water Spinach Stir Fry)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 bunches Kolmi shaag (water spinach); 1 raw banana, boiled & cut into small cubes,; 1 onion, chopped; 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 10-12 bori / mangodi / vadi; 1 tsp kalonji (nigella seeds); 1 dry red chilli, broken; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp roasted cumin powder

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#greenveg - This is my version of Kolmi Shaag (water spinach) cooked in a traditional homemade Bengali style. It can be cooked with eggplants or potatoes, but here I cooked with boiled & cubed raw banana. I also added fried and roughly crushed vadi to the end product for some crunch. It is best had with some plain steamed rice and a tsp. of ghee makes it more yummy. It can also be had with phulkas.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

3 bunchesKolmi shaag (water spinach)
1raw banana, boiled & cut into small cubes,
1onion, chopped
3-4garlic cloves, chopped
2 tbsp mustard oil
10-12bori / mangodi / vadi
1 tsp kalonji (nigella seeds)
1dry red chilli, broken
to tastesalt
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp roasted cumin powder

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Steps

1

Discard the stems of the greens and chop finely. Keep aside. Heat oil and fry the vadi till golden brown in colour. Drain and keep aside. When cool, crush it coarsely.
2

Temper the same oil with red chilli and kalonji. Saute for a few seconds. Add the boiled raw bananas and fry for a minute.
3

Then add cumin powder & turmeric powder. Saute for a minute.
4

Then add the onion and garlic and continue to fry till light brown.
5

Add the chopped greens & salt. Fry on a low flame till they are cooked & dry.
6

When done, add the crushed bori / vadi and give it a stir. Serve hot with plain steamed rice or chapatis.