Saga bhaja
Saga bhaja, from above
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Saga bhaja

Leafy greens stir fried with garlic, chilli and crushed badi. Five minutes, big flavour.

15 minTime
5 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Greens every day2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayGarlic, greens, badi. Done in fifteen.
The original
115kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
15minutessame

Saga bhaja as Odisha makes it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Amaranth leaves2 bunches, chopped
Garlic6 cloves, crushed
Dried red chilli2, broken
Mustard oil1½ tbsp
Bori4 badi, crushed
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Fry the crushed badi in mustard oil until golden. Lift out.
  2. 2Add the garlic and dried chillies to the oil.
  3. 3Add the greens and salt, stir on high heat until they wilt and the water dries.
  4. 4Top with the badi and serve with rice or pakhala.
Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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What goes with Saga bhaja: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Kanika45 min
Bread or rice Pakhala bhata15 min
With a main Dalma45 min
With a main Chingudi jhola35 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
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