Kale and Spinach Saag Recipe
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Kale and Spinach Saag

By: dasunrisin 
"I've been experimenting with saag recipes for a while now, and have finally concocted what I believe to be the best version so far. This recipe is for plain saag. Add lamb, chicken, paneer, or other deliciousness. Serve warm with rice or naan. "

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (13)

What to Drink?

Beer Beer
Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup water, or more as needed
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 (10 ounce) bag fresh spinach, chopped
  • 10 ounces fresh kale, chopped
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons ghee (clarified butter)
  • 2 onions, chopped

Directions

  1. Place the ginger and garlic in a blender with 1/4 cup of water, and blend to a smooth paste.
  2. Heat a large skillet with a lid over medium-low heat, and scoop the ginger-garlic paste into the skillet. Sprinkle with garam masala, and stir to combine. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer the paste for about 15 minutes, checking to see that it hasn't cooked dry. Add more water if the mixture gets dried out. Stir in the spinach and kale, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the greens are bright green and limp, about 10 minutes.
  3. Place the milk and cottage cheese into the blender, and blend until smooth. Add a pinch of salt and nutmeg to the blender, and pulse again just to mix.
  4. Heat the ghee in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onions until they are translucent, about 5 minutes.
  5. Stir the cottage cheese mixture and the cooked onions into the skillet with the greens until well combined, let cool slightly, and place about half the saag into the blender. Pulse until smooth, return the blended mixture to the skillet, and stir well.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 191 | Total Fat: 6.9g | Cholesterol: 19mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2011 by MGPaneer   view full review
I wanted to write just to provide some linguistic clarity. "Saag" is both the name for the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 7, 2011 by zubin   view full review
This is a response to the review by MGPaneer on Jan25, 2011(I have not tried this recipe)....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2010 by Maryelizabethanne   view full review
Fabulous and sooooo healthy. Also a very flexible recipe. I used small frozen packages of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2011 by nk   view full review
The contrary opinions on whether this can be called saag and the appropriateness of the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2010 by whereiroamishome   view full review
REVISIONS: I'm sure the original is amazing too, but a few substitutions made this the best...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2010 by KIMALA Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This was very good. I used mustard greens instead of kale as I thought mustard was more...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2010 by UudyJa   view full review
Excellent! Tastes just like my fav Indian restaurants! I used cottage cheese, a little yogurt...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2009 by cstopre   view full review
This recipe tastes better with tomato puree in place of milk and cheese.I add cottege cheeze...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on May 11, 2012 by Mrs. Jason   view full review
I was the only one in my family who liked this. I accidentally over blended half of the saag...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by azrefugee   view full review
I had a really hard time deciding what to rate this as. I went with 3 stars because it was a...

 

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