Susni Shak Bhaja Recipe /Stir Fry Susni Leaves
Today I will share a very unpopular recipe from West Bengal i.e. Susni Shak Bhaja Recipe /Stir Fry Susni Leaves: which is used to treat respiratory diseases, insomnia, high blood pressure, etc.
What are susni leaves; their common names are four-leaf clover; European water clover (US); sushi (India); aalaik keerai in Tamil It is known as Sushani shak or Sunsuni /Susni Shak to many in the village. The leaves of this vegetable are very delicate and thin, and divided into four segments. This creepy plant is a fern that usually grows in damp areas near the pond or on agricultural land, and abundantly grows in the rainy season.
How to consume; you can make it stir fry with garlic and onion and also may cook it with dal
The types of equipment used for this recipe are
Colander
Frying pan with lid
Spatula
The ingredients required for this recipe are
Susni/susuni shak: The day after plucking the leaves, would turn yellow, so buy the same day, you are cooking
Cooking oil: Here I used mustard oil, but you can use any type of cooking oil
Other ingredients are Eggplant, onion, garlic, turmeric powder, panchphoron, green & red chili, and salt
Preparation of Susni Saag Bhaja Recipe
Wash the Susni leaves; discard the hard stem, and take only the 4 leaves with soft stem
Heat oil in a pan, add panchphoron, red chili, and crushed garlic for tempering
As they splutter and sizzle, add the chopped onion and green chili and stir them for a minute
Add eggplant and sauté them for a minute
Now add salt and turmeric powder and stir them very fast on high flame for a minute
Add the leaves, and cover them to reduce in volume for 2-3 minutes on low flame
Open the cover and mix well, if they dried, then add 2 tbsp water and mix them and again cover them for 2 minutes on low flame
Open the cover and stir them for 10 seconds, and transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with hot rice and dal
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Susni Saag Bhaja Recipe
Equipment
- colander
- A kadai or a fry pan
- Spatula
Ingredients
- Susni/susuni shak
- oil
- Eggplant/brinjal( small slice cut)
- Onion
- crushed garlic
- turmeric powder
- panchphoron
- red chili
- green chili
- salt
Instructions
- Wash the Susni leaves; discard the hard stem, and take onlythe 4 leaves with soft stem
- Heat oil in a pan, add panchphoron, red chili and crushedgarlic for tempering
- As they splutter and sizzle, add the chopped onion and greenchili and stir them for a minute
- Add egg plant and sauté them for a minute
- Now add salt and turmeric powder and stir them very fast inhigh flame for a minute
- Add the leaves, and cover them to reduce in volume for 2-3minutes in low flame
- Open the cover and mix well, if they dried, then add 2 tbspwater and mix them and again cover them for 2 minutes in low flame
- Open the cover and stir them for 10 seconds, and transferthem to a serving plate and serve hot with hot rice and dal