Mughlai Saag
Spinach with onions, a Mughlai-style saag dish.
Ingredients
- 2 kg spinach
- 220 gram onions
- 4 tbsp ghee
- — green chilli
- 1 tsp fresh ginger
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.50 tsp sugar
- 125 ml water
- 0.25 tsp garam masala
Equipment
- pot
Instructions
Cut the 1 kg spinach (washed and trimmed) across into 1 cm wide strips.
Chop the 110 gram onions (peeled) finely.
Cook
Heat the 4 tbsp ghee (or vegetable oil) in a fairly large pot over a medium-high flame. When hot, put in the 110 gram onions . Stir and fry for 3 minutes .
Now put in the chopped 1 kg spinach , green chilli (finely chopped), 1 tsp fresh ginger (peeled and very finely grated), 1 tsp salt , and 0.50 tsp sugar . Stir and cook for 5 minutes .
Pour in the 125 ml water and bring to a simmer. Cover tightly, reduce the heat to low and cook for 10 minutes . Uncover and boil away some of the extra liquid.
Finish
Sprinkle the 0.25 tsp garam masala over the top and mix.
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title: Mughlai Saag
description: "Spinach with onions, a Mughlai-style saag dish."
servings: 4
time: 25 minutes
tags: [spinach, indian, vegetarian, side]
cuisine: Indian
difficulty: easy
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Chop the @onions{110%gram} (peeled) finely.
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Pour in the @water{125%ml} and bring to a simmer. Cover tightly, reduce the heat to low and cook for ~{10%minutes}. Uncover and boil away some of the extra liquid.
== Finish ==
Sprinkle the @garam masala{0.25%tsp} over the top and mix.