Kachu-r Saag / Ghonto
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Colocasia/Taro(Kachu) stems are a very good source of Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Vitamin B-2 and Vitamin B-6.They are also a good source of dietary fiber, calcium, Magnesium and Iron. I hope that you will like this recipe.
2 to 3 bunch of edible Colocasia/Taro(Kachu) stems.
Tamarind paste
2 table spoon grated coconut.
1 bay leaf.
1 tea spoon fennel seeds
1 tea spoon ginger paste
100 grm pumpkin (Kumro)
1/2 cup roasted pea nuts. (you can use boiled whole chana / Black chickpeas)
1 tea spoon ghee.
1/2 tea spoon garam masala.
Salt as per taste
1/2 tea spoon sugar.
1/4 tea spoon haldi or turmeric powder.
1/4 tea spoon red chili powder.
1/4 tea spoon Jeera or cumin powder
oil.
Method:
Cut pumpkin in small cube like pieces.
Kochu sag is also cooked with the head of the hilsa. In this instance, the whole chana, coconut and milk are not included in the ingredients
Wash the young and edible
Colocasia/Taro(Kochu) stems properly and cut them in thumb size pieces. Boil
slightly salted water in a pot and add the colocasia/Taro stems(Kochu) in the
water. Add one tea spoon tamarind paste (optional) to avoid irritation. Boil them for 4 to 5 minutes. Drain all the
water and mash the boiled stems.
Cut pumpkin in small cube like pieces.
Heat oil in a pan or kadhai and fry the pumpkin cubes and keep aside. Now in the same oil
add the bay leaf, red dry chili and fennel seeds and sauté
for 30 seconds. Now add the grated coconut and saute for 2-3 minutes and now add
the boiled colocasia(Kochu) stems into the pan and stir for for couple of minutes.
Also add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, ginger paste and cumin powder, salt
and sugar and mix well. Water will start oozing out from the mixture, cook it in
medium heat till almost all the water evaporates. Now add fired pumpkin pieces and
roasted pea nuts and mix well. Cook for another 1 or 2 minutes, add ghee and
garam masala, mix and remove from heat.
Serve hot with rice.Kochu sag is also cooked with the head of the hilsa. In this instance, the whole chana, coconut and milk are not included in the ingredients