Water Spinach or Kalmi Saag Chorchori

Name: How to cook Water Spinach or Kalmi Saag Chorchori - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Water Spinach or Kalmi Saag Chorchori

#ga24 #Spain #WaterSpinach 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 !

Ingredient

Food ration :

3 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

200 gms

Water Spinach or Kalmi Saag

medium potato cut into cubes

ridge gourd (jhinge) peeled and cut into chunks

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)

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

Cooking instructions

* Step 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.

* Step 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.

* Step 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.