Main meals
Vegetarian/Vegan
South Asian
Saag and Makki Ki Roti

4

15 mins

A Punjabi classic made simple. Silky, garlicky greens simmered low and slow, scooped up with warm, golden flatbreads. It's hearty, comforting and packed with goodness, just like it should be.

Ingredients

Saag

  • 450g mustard greens (or spring greens or kale), tough stems removed and chopped
  • 1 x 250g bag spinach
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed (or 1 tsp garlic granules)
  • Thumb-sized piece of ginger, grated (or 1 tsp ground ginger)
  • 1–2 green chillies, chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter (or olive oil) 
  • 3 tbsp gram flour (chickpea flour)
  • 500ml water
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (methi), optional
  • ½ tsp salt

Makki ki roti

  • 200g gram flour (chickpea flour)
  • 50g porridge oats, blitzed to a flour
  • About 200ml hot water
  • Pinch of salt

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Needed kitchenware

A hand blender makes the saag smoother, but a potato masher works too.

Instructions

1.

Melt the butter in a large pot over a medium heat. Cook the onion for 5 minutes until soft.

2.

Add the garlic, ginger, chillies and turmeric, and cook for 1 minute.

3.

Add the mustard greens, spinach, water and salt, a handful at a time if needed. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very soft.

4.

Blend roughly with a hand blender, or mash well, until coarse and thick.

5.

Mix the gram flour with a splash of water to make a smooth paste. Stir it into the saag with the fenugreek, then simmer for 5–10 minutes, stirring often, until thickened.

6.

Meanwhile, make the rotis. Mix the gram flour, oat flour and salt, then add the hot water a little at a time to make a soft dough. Leave to rest for 5 minutes.

7.

Divide the dough into 8. Press or roll each piece between two sheets of baking paper into a thin round.

8.

Cook the rotis one or two at a time in a hot, dry frying pan for about 2 minutes on each side, until golden in spots. Wrap them in a clean tea towel to keep warm.

9.

Serve the saag with the warm rotis.

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Storage information

Leave the saag to cool, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days, or freeze in portions for up to 3 months. Defrost overnight in the fridge and reheat until piping hot. The rotis are best fresh, but they keep wrapped in the fridge for up to 2 days, or frozen with baking paper between them for up to 3 months. Reheat them in a dry frying pan.

Tip

Lower carb: Serve 1 roti each instead of 2, with a couple of spoonfuls (about 50g) of fat-free Greek yoghurt on the side.

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Halal Friendly
Kosher Friendly
Gluten-free friendly
Vegan/Vegan friendly
Vegetarian
Low fat
Batch-cook friendly
Freezer-friendly
Family-friendly
Moderate

Abbi

Head Chef

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