Kochu saak (arbi stem)

Name: Kochu saak (arbi stem)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 gm arbi stem (cleaned, peeled and cut into 1cm wide); 50 gm chana; 2 tbsp chopped coconut; 2 tsp ginger,green chilli and cumin paste; 3 tbsp oil(i use mustard oil); 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp radhuni(ajmod); Salt as per taste; 2 tsp sugar

Joyeta Biswas @joyeta27

It is a popular bengali recipe. It has a veg version with chhana or bengal gram and a nonveg version with prawns or fish. Today it is the veg one. It is also said that kochu saak helps to purify blood .
#greenveg

Joyeta Biswas @joyeta27

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Ingredients

500 gmarbi stem (cleaned, peeled and cut into 1cm wide)
50 gmchana
2 tbspchopped coconut
2 tsp ginger,green chilli and cumin paste
3 tbsp oil(i use mustard oil)
1bay leaf
1 tspturmeric
1 tspradhuni(ajmod)
Salt as per taste
2 tsp sugar

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Steps

1

Soak the chana overnight then boil it for 5 mins and strain the water.
2

In a kadai or heavy bottomed pan add the arbi stem pieces, cover with a lid and cook for 10 to 12 mins or till they become soft. Don't need to add water or anything else, it will release water. Strain the water and keep it aside.
3

In a kadai add 2 tblspn oil, fry the chana and coconut for 2 to 3 mins then keep it aside.
4

Add one tblspn of oil more and add a bay leaf and 1 tspn of radhjni(ajmod). Saute for 30 secs then add the boiled arbi stem. Add in the ginger-green chilli-cumin paste, chana, coconut, termaric powder salt and sugar. Mix well and cook till it become dry. Stir occasionally.
5

Kochur saak is ready to serve with hot steamed rice.