I have been picking up bunches of radish with greens esp from the Farmer's Market. I would use the radish different ways and throw away the greens. But when my parents were here over the summer, they were horrified that I would throw away the greens.
"Eta diye bhalo saag hobe," (this will make delicious greens) my mom said as she rescued one such bunch. And yes, it was delicious with a touch of nuts at the very end! Since then, I always save these greens to make it into this simple dish.
Ingredients:
Radish greens - 1 big bunch (or 2 small ones) washed and chopped
Green Chilli - 1
Kalo Jeera or Nigella seeds - 1/2 tspoon
pinch of turmeric powder
Red Chillies - 1
toasted sliced almonds - 1 tbspoon
Salt to taste
1 tspoon oil
Method:
Temper the oil with kalo jeera, and red chilli. Then add in the radish greens, green chilli, and turmeric powder. Let it cook till it is almost done. Add the toasted almonds, let it cook for a couple of minutes and take it off the heat.
It is usually served as a first course in a Bengali household.
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19 comments:
Looks beautiful with the almonds, Mandira. Great way to use the fresh greens! I bet it would be tasty with chard or beet greens, too.
ebar grocery gele mulo shaak shudhu niye ashbo! I don't even remember when i stopped cooking these.
this looks delicious. I love my greens, especially spinach and have a few quick recipes I use over weeknights :)
looks like a very simple recipe especially to make during weeknights..i generally love greens but never had radish greens before :)
Mandira, mulor shaak looks very delicious & easy to make. Thanks for sharing this recipe
I have been cooking mulor shaak the rajasthani way for so long (and so don't eat it)... next time kalo jeere diye i banabo Mandira. Am so glad you posted this. :-)
Lovely! I've never used the greens in a radish too. Mebbe its time :)
Nice recipe..Tossing almonds in radish greens sounds great.Will try sometime :)
I love greens like this byt hubby and daughter don't like, so when ever i make it is all for me, lucky me ;-)
Wish I could get some here, love the dish. So yummy to have! :)
Even I would throw them away, until my Mom taught me this :) The nuts are a great idea
seems to be a very healthy entry..
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Wow yummy....Healthy and nutritious too...
Looks simple and healthy...will try it out sometime...
We are going to start getting tons of radish greens in our CSA basket in about a month. I'll keep this recipe in mind!
A big Hi to you Mandira. am new to this blog world but following your blog for quite some time. especially am fond of your one dish meals. This year I had a good harvest of white raddish in my garden. cooked Mulor ghanto, shukto, mulor bara and mulo shak chachori many times. but adding nuts to the greens sound yummy. going to try it next time.
Hello! First time to your blog..
A quite a novice in the world of blogging.
Mulo shaag e almonds ta besh novel idea....try kore dekhbo!!
Long time since had this saag....the recipe looks gud and lovely..
I like my spinach just like you've made it there with dhal and rice :)
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