Mixed vegetable saag

One of the easiest dishes for me to make is mixed vegetable saag. Reason : it only has 3 basic steps - cook veggies, make masala and mix them together. It is the ideal dish for me on an evening when I have slaved away at work for over 10 hours and just need something quick to have with rice and/or roti. Hence, I present this much adored and very tasty mixed vegetable saag recipe.

Ingredients
Vegetables of your choice - carrots, peas, potatoes, radish, beans etc. (Frozen type also works) Cook and keep these vegetables separately for later use.

For Masala
3 tablespoons coconut milk (or freshly grated coconut)
4-5 cloves
1/2 onion
2 tablespoons roasted chana dal (hurigaDale - puTANi - the one used for coconut chutney)
1 tablespoon cashew
1-2 pieces of cinnamon sticks
2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 small piece of ginger

Other ingredients
2 tablespoon oil
Some curry leaves
Salt to taste
Some jeera seeds (if you prefer it)



Method
1) Blend all the masala ingredients to a fine smooth paste. Adjust the level of water as required so that it has the same feel as a dosa batter. If you want more thickness then add some cashews or some more roasted chana daal.
2) Heat a pan with oil and add the curry leaves into it. Then add the jeera seeds and let the aroma appear.
3) To this add the cooked (and water-ridden) veggies and stir well.
4) After about a minute add the masala paste to the dish and mix well.
5) You can add some more water if you wish to make it thinner in texture and more in quantity.
6) Let the dish come to a boil. Take it off heat and add salt to taste.


That's it! Simple dish for a quick vegetable option. Hope you all try it and like it the same way I do.


Cheers,
SK