This by summer, I went on a opor-garai to India. When I was there, nosotros had been on a route trip to Shirali, Karnataka, where our identify unit of measurement temple is located. Enroute there, nosotros stopped for breakfast at a Brahmin hotel inwards Kundapur. The breakfast was delicious!
Saagu is naught but a spiced mixed vegetable stew inwards kokosnoot sauce. This dish is purpose of traditional cuisine of Brahmins residing inwards the Mysore-Bangalore part of Karnataka State inwards India. This way that nosotros never made it inwards our homes.
The other day, I was nostalgic in addition to craving the Saagu. I at 1 time reached out to my high-school buddy who is a Brahmin residing inwards Bangalore (who likewise happens to live an first-class laid upwardly herself), for the recipe. She was sort plenty to rapidly mail it to me via messenger! I at 1 time made it this by weekend in addition to coupled it alongside the set dosa, which I likewise like! I was inwards Saagu heaven! It tasted every fleck every bit expert every bit I remembered in addition to some more!! Thank you lot Smitha for the recipe!
It is real tardily to brand in addition to is a filling, consummate breakfast.
For the Set Dosa:
Servings: 3-4
Ingredients:
Raw rice: 1 1/2 cups
Urad dal: 1/2 cup
Methi seeds: 1/4 tsp
Poha( beaten rice): 1/2 cup
Salt: 1 tsp( adapt every bit needed)
Sugar: 1 tsp
Water: for soaking in addition to grinding
Coconut oil: to grease the griddle ( whatever cooking stone oil tin live used).
Method:
Soak rice, urad dal in addition to methi seeds inwards H2O for 4-5 hours or overnight .
After the soaking period, grind the higher upwardly mixture alongside simply plenty H2O to brand a fine batter.
Soak 1 fistful of poha inwards H2O for 10-15 mins. Add it to the higher upwardly dry reason mixture in addition to blend it together.
Pour everything inwards a bowl. Add tabular array salt in addition to saccharide in addition to mix well.Let it ferment for 6-8 hours or overnight.
Heat a tawa/ griddle on medium heat, grease it alongside a picayune coconut oil.
Take a ladleful of batter in addition to lay it on the center of the griddle. Spread it inwards a concentric circle to the thickness of a pancake. Cover in addition to laid upwardly on real depression open fire until done.
Flip the dosa and laid upwardly on the other side for a minute. I sometimes flip the dosa and sometimes I don't, every bit my kids similar their dosa milky white.
Serve hot alongside kokosnoot chutney in addition to Saagu.
Enjoy! I am bringing this to my favorite weblog parties: Fiesta Fri # 107 which I am co-hosting with Margy @ La Petite Casserole , Throwback Th #27 in addition to Saucy Saturday.
For Saagu:
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients:
Green beans : to a greater extent than or less 10
Carrots: 1 medium-sized
Red potato: 1 medium-sized
Green peas: 1/2 cup
Tomato: 1 medium
Water : 2 cups
Salt: 1/2 tsp
To grind:
Freshly grated coconut: 1 cup
Green chillies: 2-3 ( tin live adjusted every bit per private taste)
Tamarind: marble-sized
Cumin seeds ( jeera): 1 tsp
Ginger: 1/2 inch piece
Cinnamon stick: 1 cms piece
Cloves: 2
Cardamom: seeds from 2 pods
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Water: 1 cup
For tempering:
Coconut oil: 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
For garnishing:
Chopped cilantro: 2 tbsp
Method:
Peel in addition to chop the white patato to large chunks. Chop the light-green beans into 1 inch pieces. Peel the carrots in addition to cutting them into 2-inch long, 1 cms thick pieces. Dice the tomatoes big. Add all the vegetables into a pot alongside the peas, tabular array salt in addition to H2O in addition to convey it to a boil. Reduce the open fire to medium in addition to laid upwardly until tender. Turn off the open fire in addition to travel on aside.
While the vegetables are cooking, add together all the ingredients listed nether " to grind" to a blender or nutrient processor in addition to grind to a fine paste.
Add this to the cooked vegetables. Mix well. On medium heat, convey the mixture to a boil. Turn off the flame.
Tempering:
Heat kokosnoot stone oil on medium oestrus inwards a frying pan/skillet. Add mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds splutter, plough off the gas. Add this to the higher upwardly pot.
Garnish alongside chopped coriander/ cilantro leaves.
Serve hot with Set Dosa, poori , apartment breadstuff ( rotis) or regular bread.
Can likewise live served alongside rice.
Enjoy!
Cooking made easy:
Typically, for Saagu , the vegetables of pick used are carrots, light-green peas, light-green beans in addition to potatoes. Do non fret, if you lot are out of whatever of them. Feel gratis to usage whatever you lot have! The dish tastes expert alongside virtually combinations of vegetables.
When I am making this dish, I laid upwardly vegetables every bit I chop. I chop in addition to add together the vegetables inwards the fellowship of their cooking tome. I identify the pot alongside H2O to oestrus upwardly . As the H2O it heating, I die the white patato in addition to add together it in. Then comes the light-green beans , carrots, light-green peas in addition to lastly tomatoes. This technique for me saves a lot of time. You should create whatever industrial plant best for you.
Tip for salubrious living:
While serving a meal, endeavor to serve every bit much or slightly to a greater extent than vegetables than the rice inwards your plate.
Food for thought:
All neat achievements require time. Maya Angelou