Salgam Ki Saag - Creamy Soft Cooked Turnip Greens
By: Rinku Bhattacharya
Published: Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 3:43pm

Ingredients




6 cups of chopped turnip greens (tough stems, discarded)
1 cup of chopped spinach (I actually had some frozen spinach on hand)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cooked whole dried peas
1 cup water
3 tablespoons maize flour (this is Indian style co
3 tablespoons oil
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon minced or grated fresh ginger
3 cloves grated garlic
1 tomato, finely chopped
1 green chili, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
2 teaspoons of butter

Preparation

1 Place the greens, salt and half the water in a pressure cooker and cook for about 12 minutes. Cool and mash with the spoon. 2 Add in the cornflour and the split peas with remaining water and cook on low heat until the mixture is thick and creamy about 5-7 minutes. 3 While this is cooking heat the oil and add in the onion, ginger and garlic and cook till the onions are soft and begining to turn golden. 4 Add in the tomato, green chili and red chili powder and cook until the tomato is nice and soft and the mixture is well cooked, you should see the oil on the edges of the spice mixture. 5 Mix into the greens and cook for another 3-4 minutes. 6 Add in the garam masala and top with the butter