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Makki Ki Roti, Sarson Ka Saag, Carrot Halwa from Punjab

Cuisine Punjab
Dish Type Indian Flatbread
Author Srivalli

Ingredients

Makki Ki Roti

  • 3 cups Makki Ka Aata
  • 1 cup Coriander Leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Warm Water for kneading
  • Cooking Oil for cooking
  • Butter for topping

Sarson Ka Saag

  • 2 cups Sarson Ka Saag
  • 1 cup Spinach
  • 1/2 cup Methi Leaves
  • 4 - 5 Green Chillies
  • 5 - 6 big cloves Garlic
  • 2” Ginger
  • 2 medium Onions finely chopped
  • 2 medium Tomatoes
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • A pinch Asafoetida
  • 3/4 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • A pinch Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Garam masala
  • 2 tsp Ghee
  • 1 tbsp Besan
  • 1 tbsp Kasoori Methi

Microwave Carrot Halwa

  • 2 cups Carrot grated
  • 200 ml Condensed Milk or half tin
  • 1/2 cup Khoya
  • Sugar as required
  • 3 tbsp Ghee
  • Roasted Nuts for garnish
  • 2 cups Milk

Instructions

How to make Makki Ki Roti

  • Take the makki flour in a bowl, add salt, finely chopped coriander leaves. Bring two cups of water to boil, allow to cool a bit.
  • Then, using a ladle, start adding the water to the flour, and mix with the ladle. Then, slowing use your hands, making sure the flour is not hot to handle.
  • Knead well, the dough should be soft and easy to use.
  • On your rolling board, place a plastic sheet, grease with water and pinch down a big ball of dough. Wet your hand and gently pat it down.
  • Heat a tawa and transfer the rolled out roti and cook on both sides. When it is getting cooked on the inner side, make marks on the top with knife or fork, and drizzle cooking oil over it, so that it gets cooked through the rotis.
  • Top it with butter and serve with Sarson ka saag.

How to make the Sarson Ka Saag

  • Remove the stems and wash all the saags couple of times, to make sure the mud is all washed out. Chop them roughly.
  • In a pressure cooker, cook the saag, methi, spinach, garlic, green chilli, ginger, salt with a cup of water.
  • After the first whistle, lower the heat to simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Leave until it gets cold.
  • Grind the cooked vegetables into a paste adding one table spoon of besan for consistency.
  • In a non stick pan, heat cooking oil and fry onion, followed by tomatoes.
  • Add asafoetida, garam masala, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
  • When the oil separates from tomatoes, add the saag paste and cook on low heat for 20 minutes.
  • You can add hot water if the saag paste is thick.
  • Serve with ghee and Kasoori Methi.

How to make Microwave Carrot Halwa

  • Wash, grate the carrots. In a microwave safe bowl, add the carrot along with milk. Microwave for 20 mins in intervals of 10 mins.
  • Remove, add the condensed milk, khoya, sugar along with 2 tsp of ghee. Microwave again for 10 mins.
  • Finally, add the nuts and remaining ghee. Microwave for 10 more mins.
  • Serve hot.

Notes

Depending on how fine your flour is, you can knead the dough in two ways. If it is a bit coarse, you will need hot water to get the dough to hold it's shape.
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