Water Spinach or Kalmi Saag Chorchori

Name: Water Spinach or Kalmi Saag Chorchori
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms Water Spinach or Kalmi Saag; 1 medium potato cut into cubes; 1 ridge gourd (jhinge) peeled and cut into chunks; 3 pointed gourd (parwal) sliced into quarters; 1/2 cup pumpkin cubed; 8-10 dry lentil dumplings (bori / vadi); 1/2 tsp paanch phoron (Bengali 5 Spices); 1 dry red chilli; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp ginger paste; As needed salt; 1/2 tsp sugar; 3 tbsp mustard oil

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Water Spinach or Kalmi Saag is a green leafy vegetable and available in abundance during summer and monsoon season in Bengal.Today I am sharing a nutritious recipe ...Water Spinach Curry with Vegetables or Kolmi Saag Chorchori.It is a stir fry recipe of mixed vegetables with Water Spinach and sundried lentil dumplings. Serve this flavourful recipe as a side with rice and dal and relish !

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3 servings

200 gmsWater Spinach or Kalmi Saag
1medium potato cut into cubes
1ridge gourd (jhinge) peeled and cut into chunks
3pointed gourd (parwal) sliced into quarters
1/2 cuppumpkin cubed
8-10dry lentil dumplings (bori / vadi)
1/2 tsppaanch phoron (Bengali 5 Spices)
1dry red chilli
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspginger paste
As neededsalt
1/2 tspsugar
3 tbspmustard oil

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Chop the leaves and soft stems of water spinach into 2 inch pieces.Wash thoroughly under running water 3-4 times to remove all dirt.Drain water in a sieve.Chop other vegetables as mentioned. Heat oil in a kadai or wok and fry the boris.Set aside.Smear salt in the peeled and cubed potatoes and fry them in medium to low flame till partially cooked. Set aside.
2

To the remaining oil,sprinkle paanch phoron and dry red chilli.When they sizzle, add other vegetables. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp salt and fry in low to medium flame till partially cooked. Now add the chopped water spinach or kalmi saag.
3

Add turmeric and red chilli powder. Also add ginger paste.Add salt and sugar to taste.Mix well and saute for few minutes. When water starts releasing from saag add the fried lentil dumplings / bori.Cover and cook till all vegetables are done.No need to add water.If at all needed sprinkle 1 or 2 tbsp water.
4

Remove cover and stir till all water dries up.Garnish with the fried dry red chilli. Serve as a side with dal and steamed rice.