Sarson ka saag explained

Sarson da saag
Alternate Name:Sarsan da saag/Sareyan da saag (Punjabi)
National Cuisine:Pakistan, India, Punjabi[1]
Country:Northern Indian subcontinent
Course:Main course
Main Ingredient:Mustard leaves

Sarson ka saag, also known as sarsa ka saag, is a dish of mustard greens cooked with spices. It originatedin the north of the Indian subcontinent and is popular throughout the region.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Name

The dish is known as sarson ka saag in Hindi, sarson da saag (or sareyan da saag in Punjabi,[6] [7] [8] sarsav nu shaak in Gujarati,[9] and sariso saag in Maithili.[10]

Sarson, sarhon, sareyan, etc. derive from the Sanskrit word "mustard.[11] Saag/shaak derives from the Sanskrit word śāka "greens; vegetable leaves".[12]

Ingredients and preparation

Mustard is widely grown in the region for the plant's leaves, seeds and seed oil. It is harvested in winter and spring, making sarson ka saag a popular warming dish in the cooler months.[13] [14] [15]

There are many recipes for the dish, usually cooking the leaves in oil or clarified butter (ghee)[16] with spices such as garlic, ginger and chilli. Other spices used vary according to region and taste.

Accompaniments

The dish is often served with bread such as makki ki roti or bajra ki roti.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rai Gupta, Kulwant. 289 . Studies in World Affairs . 2 . 2006 . Atlantic Publishers & Distributors . 9788126904969 . en.
  2. Book: Dọgarī loka-gīta . 1964 . Kalacarala Akādamī . hi.
  3. Web site: Excelsior . Daily . 2018-09-29 . Promotion of Dogra culture . 2022-06-16 . ..Dogra cuisine such as Pathores, Makki ki Roti and Sarson ka Saag, Keurs.... Jammu Kashmir Latest News Tourism Breaking News J&K . en-US.
  4. Book: Agrawal . Chandresh . HPPSC-Himachal Pradesh Drug Inspector Exam Ebook-PDF: All Sections Covered . "Himachali specialities include Siddu....Makki ki Roti & Sarson Ka Saag". books . nandini . 2022-06-01 . Chandresh Agrawal . en.
  5. Web site: History - Government of Himachal Pradesh, India . 2022-06-19 . himachal.nic.in.
  6. Book: Misra . Anoop . Dietary Considerations in Diabetes - ECAB . 2012 . Elsevier Health Sciences . 79 . 9788131232095.
  7. Book: Hamārā sāhitya. 1995. Lalitakalā, Saṃskṛti, va Sāhitya Akādamī, Jammū-Kaśmīra.. hi.
  8. Book: Bhandari . Laveesh . Indian States At A Glance 2008-09: Performance, Facts And Figures - Punjab . 2009 . Pearson Education . 9788131723456 . New York . 29.
  9. Web site: Gujarati . Team Recipe in . 2022-12-21 . ઢાબા જેવુજ ટેસ્ટી સરસવ નું શાક - સરસો દા સાગ બનાવવાની રીત . 2023-04-04 . Recipe in Gujarati . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Biriya Curry: A Maithil Delicacy Made with Chickpea Greens . 2023-04-11 . GOYA . 19 August 2021 . en-US. No meal within the Maithil community is considered complete without the inclusion of leafy dishes known as saag. Our cuisine is an ode to saag: bathua, laal saag, patua saag, genhari, karmi, sariso saag. .
  11. Web site: McGregor . R. S. (Ronald Stuart) . 1993 . The Oxford Hindi-English dictionary . 2022-06-16 . dsal.uchicago.edu.
  12. Web site: Platts . John T. (John Thompson) . 1884 . A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English . 2022-06-16 . dsal.uchicago.edu.
  13. Web site: Sarson ka saag / Makki ki roti . dawn.com . 19 February 2014 . 27 February 2017.
  14. Web site: 2021-12-22 . Growing more mustard can make India self sufficient in edible oils . Mustard is cultivated extensively in north India.. 2022-06-16 . Gaonconnection Your Connection with Rural India . en-US.
  15. Book: O'Brien . Charmaine . The Penguin Food Guide to India . 2013 . Penguin Books Limited . 38 . In the winter months in Punjab, a richly spiced puree of mustard greens is eaten, accompanied with roti made of ground maize and a knob of fresh, soft, crumbly gur. The classic combination is called sarson ka saag and makki ki roti. Mustard has been grown in Punjab for millennia and its oil-rich seed is an important commercial crop. . 9789351185758.
  16. Jiggs Kalra, Pushpesh Pant, "Classic Cooking Of Punjab", tumhari aisi kitasi Allied Publishers, 2004,, page 42.
  17. Laveesh Bhandari, Sumita Kale, "Indian states at a glance, 2008-09: Punjab : performance, facts and figures", Pearson Education India, 2009,, section 4.7.2

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