Spring Onion Saag( Piaj Saag)

Authentic Odia Food piaj saag or Spring Onion saag

Being an Odia, Saag is one of my favorite dish to eat. In Odisha saag is prepared almost every house in their lunch. There are varieties of saag recipes in Odisha. One of them is Piaj Saag. When it is cooked with eggplant and tomato, it’s deliciously increased to a higher level.

Now some nutria fact of Piaj Saag or Spring onion:

1.          Benefit for heart health
2.          Full in anti-oxidant
3.          Rich in vitamin C
4.          Contain cancer-fighting Compound
5.          Helps in controlling blood sugar
6.          Boost bone density
7.          Helps in boosting the digestive system

Recipe:

Ingredients: (served for 3 people)

Spring Onion(Piaj Saag)	500grams
Eggplant	1 medium
Tomato	2 medium
Mustard seed	2 teaspoon
Red chili(dry)	2 -3
Urad dal Badi	7-8
Oil(Mustard)	1 tbspoon
Garlic	2-3
Salt

1.     First, wash the spring onion thoroughly and chopped it finely and cut the other vegetable, eggplant, and tomato.Instruction:

2.     Then heat a Kadai on gas. Then add 2 teaspoon oil to it and fry the badi. Then take all the badi out once it has done.

3.     Then again add 2 teaspoon oil in the heated Kadai. Then add mustard seed and red chili (dry) in the hot oil.

4.     After crackling the mustard, add finely chopped garlic to it. When it turns to golden brown add the chopped spring onion, eggplant and tomato all together.

5.     Then add salt as required and cover the lid and cook it on a high flame. Once it starts to leave the water lowers the flame. Stir it occasionally.

6.     After 5-7 min add the fried badi to it and give a nice stir and turn off the gas. Serve it hot.