Sayi Bhaji (Palak)
Sayi Bhaji – Palak
Sayi Bhaji is traditional Sindhi recipes, in olden days even during the functions like marriage Sayi Bhaji was cooked and often served with Pulav. Palak also used as combination with some other traditional Sindhi vegetables for making some other main course vegetables like Bih Palak in the sindhi kitchen. In some city like Ulhasnagar Sayi Bhaji doesn’t means Palak only. Few other green leaf vegetables like Marido and Lunak in combination are called Sayi Bhaji but at most of other city Sayi Bhaji means only Palak. Palak (spinach) is considered as the most commonly used green leafy vegetable of Sindhi kitchens. Palak or Sayi Bhaji in combination of fibrous vegetables like Bih, considered as highly nutritious, mixture of these two turns into a very highly delicious vegetable recipe. During the summer, mango season Sindhi people often like to have Palak at dinner with Pulav & mango.
Sindhi Vegetable Recipe - Sayi Bhaji – Palak -Ingredients
1 small bowl of fine chopped fresh or frozen spinach, Gram Pulse almost one fourth of Palak, almost 1-2 small chopped Onions, 1 medium Tomato, 3 tbsps. low fat sour cream, 2 tbsps. vegetable oil, small quantity of Garlic Ginger paste [ can also use in the forms of cubes], 1 tbsp. coriander powder, 1 tsp. cumin powder, 1/2 tsp. turmeric, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, 2-3 Clove, 1/4 tsp. cardamom, Salt to taste, water
Sayi Bhaji – Palak - Cooking Process
Before you go for cooking make sure that you had cleaned Palak leaves with fresh & clean water. Dal should be kept in water at least 30 minutes prior to actual start of cooking.
Cook rinsed spinach and Dal for about 5 minutes till it get just wilted.
Get the wilted spinach and Dal chopped fine either with a food processor or immersion blender.
Take the remaining vegetable oil in fry pan add topped onion, heat till you get slight brown color, add tomato, ginger garlic paste, all the spices, salt keep on stirring till spices turn brownish.
Add water, Palak & Dal Simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes.
Serve with hot roti or rice.