Friday, April 30, 2010

pui saag

maintaining this blog isn't easy, especially after you've eaten what you want to blog about and there's no photo. luckily i could document this one. this traditional recipe in bengali homes is simple and sweet. called pui saag, it's made from the tender leaves of pumpkin and pumpkin.
You will need -
500g tender leaves of pumpkin
500g pumpkin cut into cubes
2-3 onions diced 
2 tsp five spices
chillies depending on how spicy you want it to be
3-4 tsp mustard oil
turmeric
chilli powder
salt to taste
Heat oil, add the five spices (paanch phoren), chillies and saute

Add the pumpkin and saute, let it cook. Shut the lid while cooking


Cut and wash the leaves well before you add it into the curry

Add the leaves and let it cook for more time. Shut the vessel.There's no need to add extra water,it can cook in its own juice.
Pretty simple, huh?

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