Sunday, 22 January 2012

Makai ki Roti and Sarson ka Saag

                                             
                             Makai Ki  Roti and Sarson Ka Saag                                                                  


On a trip to Solan a couple of years ago, while accompanying my husband on a visit to a pharma plant,we enjoyed the typical Makai ki Roti and Sarson ka Saag in the chill winter of HP It was a lovely treat to have it steaming hot with generous dollops of butter(compensated by the long walks in the hilly region)


                                                                      Makai Ki Roti
Ingredients

Maize flour                                 1 cup
Wheat flour                                1cup
Salt                                            to taste
Oil                                             1tbsp
Butter                                        4 tbsp

Method

Mix both flours ,add water  salt and oil and make a soft dough and keep for 5 mins.
Roll out into chappatis and cook on tawa with butter.










( You have to mix wheat flour as the maize flour does not contain gluten ,hence it will not have any elasticity,making it difficult to roll
Beginners can put the ball of dough on a plastic sheet , cover with another sheet on top and then roll out.)


                                                       Sarson ka Saag
Ingredients
Sarson ka saag                                      1 bunch (large)        
Palak                                                    1 bunch
Ghee                                                    1 tbsp
Oil                                                        1 tbsp
Ginger green chilli paste                         2 tsp
Tomato puree                                       1 cup
Garam masala                                       1 tsp
Butter                                                   2 tbsp  
Dry maize flour                                     1 tbsp

Method
Blanch the tomatoes and make puree and keep aside
Blend the palak and Sarson to a paste
Heat oil and ghee together in a kadai
Add ginger green chilli paste  and fry lightly













Add tomato puree and cook tiill it comes to a boil
Add the blended sarson and palak and  salt and cook well
Roast  the dry maize flour and add to the saag and cook till thick
Add the garam masala and heat for a few mins
Serve hot with butter on top












                                                    

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