Mix Veg Sagu Recipe | How to make Sagu
Mix Veg Sagu Recipe. Or simply Sagu is a side dish for roti or chapati, is a South Indian cuisine in particular belongs to Karnataka.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Carrots
- 1/2 cup French Beans
- 1/2 Cup Potatoes
- 1/4 cup Green Peas
- 1/4 cup Onion
- Salt to Taste
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 Cup Coconut
- 2 inches " Long Ginger
- 2 or 3 Green Chillis
- 3 to 4 Garlic
- 1/2 tbsp Coriander Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 or 2 or 2 Cardamom
- 2 or 3 or 3 Cloves
- 1 inch Long Cinnamon Stick
- 1/2 Tbsp Fried Gram/Putnala Pappu
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1/2 tbsp Oil
- 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds
- Fistful of Coriander leaves
Instructions
- Wash and peel the skin of carrot and potatoes.
- Finely chop all the vegetables.
- In a pressure cooker add potatos, carrtos, green peas and french beans.
- Add little salt and turmeric powder. Add water till the vegetables immerse into it.
- Pressure cook them for 2 or 3 whistles. I would advice to cook for only 2 whistles.
- Once the pressure cools down, drain the excess water and keep the vegetables aside.
- In a blender jar add coconut, green chillis, ginger, garlic and coriander seeds.
- Add also cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon stick.
- And lastly add coriander leaves also.
- Grind all of them together to make a smooth paste. While grinding add little water.
- Heat ghee and oil in a kadai.
- Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Allow them to splutter.
- Add onions and sate them till they are translucent.
- Add salt and turmeric powder. Add cooked vegetables, mix them well.
- Add the above pounded masala into the vegetables.
- Mix them well and allow mix veg sagu to cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- If you feel the curry is too thick add a cup of water and allow it to cook.
- Switch off the flame and transfer the mix veg sagu to serving bowl.
- Serve mix veg sagu recipe with roti or chapati.
Notes
Do not over cook the vegetables. Cook for 2 whistles so that they won't loose their shape.
While grinding the masala do not add too much water, it would become thin and watery.
This won't taste nice. Thickening of mix veg sagu would take longer time looses its texture.