"10 Delicious Variations of Saag to Try at Home"

Classic Sarson Ka Saag (Mustard Greens Saag)

Not just any sarson ka saag but the quintessential Punjabi saag, made with mustard greens, stir-fried with spinach and bathua (goosefoot leaves) indeed. It is one of those 'winter must-haves', and most often eaten with makki ki roti (corn-bread).

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The ingredients for this preparation include:

2 cups of mustard greens,

1 cup of spinach,

1 cup of bathua,

Ginger, garlic, and green chilies for the flavor.

Thickened using cornmeal.

Preparation: 

1. Collect your greens and cook them in boiling water until tender. 

2. Grind this into a coarse paste and add it to a sautéed mixture of garlic, ginger, and green chilies. 

3. Thicken the saag with some cornmeal and let it cook on genuine fire for about 15 minutes. Tip- To finish off with some creaminess, add a dollop of butter or ghee.

2. Saag Paneer: Spinach sautéed in Paneer

Ingredients:

Spinach - 4 cups

Paneer - 1 cup, cubed

Base: Garlic, onion, and tomato

Method:

1. Sautà the garlic, the onion followed by the tomato to make a base.

2. Lastly, blend the spinach after blanching and put it back into the pan.

3. Toss in paneer cubes and simmer for 10 minutes.

Tip: Lightly fry the paneer cubes before adding them for enhanced flavor

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3. This is Saag Aloo (Spinach with Potatoes).

Saag Aloo is a simple yet superb dish made with potatoes cooked with spices and spinach in a pure form. It can be served perfectly with a main dish to have a wholesome meal.

Things required:

1. The following vegetables make the dish: 3 cups of spinach, washed and chopped.

2. Potatoes – 2 medium ones diced.

3. Black pepper and mustard, cumin, and turmeric to use when seasoning food.

Recipe:

1. Heat a frying pan over medium heat and cook mustard seeds and seeds and cumin in hot oil.

2. Now stir in diced potatoes and let it cook until they are done.

3. Add spinach puree and stir to blend the cook for another ten minutes.

Tip: Best served with roti or naan for some tasty carb fix.

4. Saag Chicken is an Asian Inspired Chicken dish that combine spinach with marinated chicken breast.

Beef eaters may appreciate Saag Chicken where tender chicken busters unite with the creamy background of saag.

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Spinach-Three cups.

Boiled – medium sized potatoes, chopped – two

Add mustard seeds, cumin and turmeric as the spices.

Preparation of this dish includes the following steps:

1. In a pan heat oil first and then put the mustard and cumin seeds and wait for those to splutter. 

2. Let the onion cook until softened, then add diced potatoes and cooked until they soften. 

3. Finally add the spinach puree and mix well and let this cook for another 10 minutes. 

Tip: It can be taken with roti or naan to make a complete meal. 

Tip: It can also be served as an accompaniment to a roti and naan or joined with other foods to create a good meal. 

4.Saag Chicken is a recipe of chicken with spinach.

If one is a great lover of meat than Saag Chicken is simply a combination of tender chicken pieces in hot spicy curry, mwah! the extra creamy richness of vegetables in Saag.

 

Spinach-three cups.

Two medium-potatoes, diced.

Stir fry the mustard seeds out with spices, roast the cumin and turmeric.

Saag Chicken which is also known as Chicken and Spinach

For those, to whom meat is irreplaceable Saag Chicken is a combination of juicy pieces of chicken in hot and tasty curry, mwah, with added density of saag. 

Spinach-three cups.

Two medium-potatoes, diced.

Spice out with mustard seeds, roasts cumin as well as turmeric goods.

Method:

1. In a pan, warm some oil and sauté the garlic, and several green chilies.

2. Put the corn kernels into the vegetable oil and fry for 5 minutes.

3. Pour the blended spinach and cook for the next ten minutes.

For the smoky taste they suggested the use of roasted corn.

6. Vegan Saag Tofu 

In fact, for real vegan eaters, it should turn out to be a perfect replacement for paneer. It has taste creamy and at the same time feels specifically rich and luxurious.

Method of preparation:

1. Pour some oil and when the oil is hot add chopped garlic and few green chillies.

2. Finally, blend the corn kernels into the vegetable infused oil and fry for 5 minutes.

3. Put the spinach puree and mix it then simmer for another 10 minutes.

When in use, make sure you are using roasted corn for that smoky taste.

6. Vegan Saag Tofu 

Instead, for the real vegan consumers, this should prove to be an ideal substitute for the paneer cheese. This one looks like to be flavoured and it has a taste like chocolate cream at the same time.

7. Mixed Greens Saag

Who said one green should be okay when all of the greens can be combined? To make it healthy and tasty saag, spinach, kale, and chard have been used in this recipe.

Ingredients: 

A spinach: kale: chard = 1:1:1 ratio 

Garlic, ginger and all sorts of spices to season.

Ingredients: 

All in equal proportions spinach, kale and chard 

Gas for cooking, herbs specifically garlic, ginger, spices for adding flavor.

Recipe:

1. Cook the greens and put them in a blender to obtain a paste.

2. Chop and sauté the garlic and ginger after that add the greens.

3. This it means that one should use spices such as cumin, coriander, and turmeric when cooking.

Tip: Sprinkle some pepper on top to get that tangy taste some users might like.

8. Saag Gosht refers to Spinach with Lamb.

They are thick and can be creamy kind of dishes, slow cooked lamb or goat meat with fresh spinach to prepare a curry.

8. Saag Gosht (Spinach with Lamb)

It is very rich and creamy kind of dish that is slow-cooked lamb or goat meat simmered with fresh spinach to make a melt-in-your-mouth curry.

Ingredients:

Green leaf (4 cups)

Meat of lamb (500g)

Onion, tomatoes and spices required to make the curry base required for cooking the rest of the curry.

Recipe:

1. Chop the pieces of lamb into fine brown and set a side for use.

2. Sweat the onion, garlic, tomatoes and cook until you have an attractively developed curry base.

3. Mix spinach puree and lamb and cook until tender.

Tip: If still using a pressure cooker, it will be faster in preparation they are have been mentioned above.