Vegetable saagu
Vegetable saagu, from above
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Vegetable saagu

A green coconut and mint vegetable curry. Set dosa and poori's best friend in Bengaluru.

35 minTime
5 gProtein each
mildSpice
Saagu1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCoconut, roasted chana and herbs.
The original
216kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
35minutessame

Saagu, Bengaluru style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Potato1 large, cubed
Carrot1, cubed
Green beans¾ cup
Green peas½ cup
Cauliflower1 cup florets
Onion1 small
Tomato1 small
Fresh grated coconut¾ cup
Roasted chana dal (roasted split chickpeas)1½ tbsp
Poppy seeds (white poppy seeds)1 tsp
Green chilli4
Ginger2.5 cm
Mint leavesa handful
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Whole spicescinnamon, cloves
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp
Water1⅔ cups
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Cook the vegetables in salted water until tender.
  2. 2Grind coconut, roasted chana, poppy seeds, green chillies, ginger, mint, coriander and whole spices to a smooth green paste.
  3. 3Heat oil, fry onion until soft, add tomato and cook down. Add the paste and fry 2 minutes.
  4. 4Add vegetables with their water and simmer 5 minutes.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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

Bread or rice Akki rotti40 min
Bread or rice Puliyogare45 min
With a main Ragi mudde with soppu saaru50 min
With a main Tomato saaru30 min
To drink Ragi malt10 min
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