KAKHARU PATRA SAGA BHAJA (PUMPKIN LEAVES WITH YELLOW SPLIT PEAS)

Ingredients :-

Kakharu Patra (Pumpkin leaves) - 2 cups (Finely chopped) 

Roasted Mung Dal (Yellow Split Peas) - 1 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

A Pinch of Sugar

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Water - 1 n 1/2 cups

For Tempering :-

Panch phutan - 1 tsp 

Onion chopped - 2 nos.

Garlic crushed - 2 tsp

Green chilly chopped - 1 tsp

Dry Red chilly - 1 no.

Method :-

Clean n wash the roasted mung dal and boil it with water. Add salt to taste n haldi. Cover it and let it boil for 5 minutes. When it half cooked add the pumpkin leaves, milk and a pinch of sugar and again cook about 5-8 minutes.

For tempering, add oil to the pan. Add panch phutan, dry red chilly, green chilly, when it start to splutter add the chopped onion, crushed garlic and saute for a while. Add the boiled pumpkin leaves to the tadka and mix well about 2 minutes. Switch off the flame and Serve hot with rice..Enjoy the ultimate flavour of this Saga bhaja with Pakhal bhata (water rice).