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One Pot Sagpaita Meal Recipe

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Indian Main Course

One Pot Sagpaita Meal Recipe

Name: One Pot Sagpaita Meal Recipe
Prep time: PT20.00M
Cook time: PT35.00M
Total time: PT60.00M
Yield: 6.00
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Sachet MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic; 200 Grams Urad Dal; 250 Grams Spinach (cleaned and finely chopped); 3 Cups Water; 1 Pinch Salt; 2 Tablespoons Ghee; 1/4 Teaspoon Hing (Asafoetida); 1/2 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds; 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder; 3 Units Tomato; 4 Units Green Chillies; 1 Inch Ginger; 1/4 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder; 1/4 Teaspoon Garam Masala Powder; 3 Tablespoons Coriander Leaves (Coriandrum Sativum); 6 Cups Cooked Rice; 1 Cup Aloo Bhujia

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60Min

Medium

Recipe Variants

Classic

Sagpaita is simply a dal cooked with winter greens which can be spinach or bathua and is spiced with signature hing, ginger and chillies, which is traditional of the region. Bringing you this recipe with a twist! One Pot Sagpaita Meal - For a delicious bowl meal, top some steamed rice with ladle-fulls of this dal and top with some crunchy aloo bhujia.

Ingredients

6 Servings

1 Sachet

MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic

200 gms

Urad Dal

250 gms

Spinach (cleaned and finely chopped)

3 Cups

Water

1 Pinch

Salt

2 Tablespoons

Ghee

0.25 Teaspoon

Hing (Asafoetida)

0.5 Teaspoon

Cumin Seeds

0.25 Teaspoon

Turmeric Powder

Tomato

Green Chillies

1 Inch

Ginger

0.25 Teaspoon

Red Chilli Powder

0.25 Teaspoon

Garam Masala Powder

3 Tablespoons

Coriander Leaves (Coriandrum Sativum)

6 Cups

Cooked Rice

1 Cup

Aloo Bhujia

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Nutrition Value

Energy

1120.82 kcal

Protein

30.56 g

Carbohydrates

224.62 g

Fats

9.84 g

Information per serving

Step 1

20 Min

Clean and wash urad dal, then soak in water for an hour. Prepare ingredients as mentioned in the list.

Step 2

10 Min

Pressure cook the urad dal with spinach and salt for 2-3 minutes after the first whistle. Grind tomatoes, green chilies and ginger to make a fine paste.

Step 3

15 Min

Heat the ghee in a karahi, add asafetida and cumin seeds, once the cumin seeds splutter add turmeric powder, red chili powder, tomatoes, green chili and ginger paste and fry till tomatoes are well cooked and the ghee starts separating from the masala.

Step 4

10 Min

Check the amount of water in the dal, if it seems too thick, add some hot water as per your requirement. Then add the fried masala and MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic, simmer for a few minutes, add garam masala powder and add salt to taste.

Step 5

5 Min

Put rice in small bowls, pour the Sagpaita over the rice and serve hot garnished with crunchy aloo bhujia for a delicious one bowl meal.

Step 1 of 5

Clean and wash urad dal, then soak in water for an hour. Prepare ingredients as mentioned in the list.

Step 2 of 5

Pressure cook the urad dal with spinach and salt for 2-3 minutes after the first whistle. Grind tomatoes, green chilies and ginger to make a fine paste.

Step 3 of 5

Step 4 of 5

Step 5 of 5

Put rice in small bowls, pour the Sagpaita over the rice and serve hot garnished with crunchy aloo bhujia for a delicious one bowl meal.

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