5 cups mustard leaves
1 1/2 cups roughly cooked spinach
2 1/2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
2 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
2 tbsp oil/ ghee
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 cup chopped tomatoes
2 tsp chilli powder
3 tbsp maize flour (makai ka atta) mixed with 1/3 cup of water
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup milk
salt to taste
1 tbsp butter (for garnish)
Method
- Combine mustard leaves, spinach, green chillies and ginger with 1½ cups of water in a broad pan and cook on medium flame till the greens get cooked and the water dries out. Keep aside to cool.
- Blend to a coarse paste in a mixer. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil/ ghee in another pan; add the onions and garlic and sauté on a medium flame till the onions turn translucent.
- Add tomatoes and cook till the mixture leaves oil.
- Add the prepared paste and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring continuously.
- Add the maize flour paste, milk and salt and mix well. Simmer for another 5 minutes, while stirring continuously.Serve hot garnished with a dollop of butter.