FOOD LIBRARY

Makke ki Roti with Sarson Saag & Onion-Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

  • makki atta (corn flour) 80 g
  • sarson (mustard greens) 150 g
  • spinach 50 g
  • onion 40 g
  • cucumber 60 g
  • ghee 8 g
  • ginger-garlic paste 5 g
  • green chilli 1
  • salt 3 g
  • cumin seeds 1 g

Preparation

  1. Knead makki atta with warm water into soft dough; rest briefly.
  2. Boil chopped sarson and spinach until tender; drain and mash or blend coarsely.
  3. Temper cumin, ginger-garlic and chilli in ghee; cook mashed greens with salt into thick saag.
  4. Pat two thin makke rotis and cook on tawa until spotted; brush lightly with ghee.
  5. Slice onion and cucumber; toss with a pinch of salt for salad.
  6. Serve 2 hot rotis with saag and the onion-cucumber salad.