Kolmi Shak Bhaja Recipe
Stir-fried Kalmi saag is a popular dish in most Bengali households. This green, leafy water plant native to Southeast Asia is simple and easy to cook. One way to get kids to eat their veggies is to stir-fry them. This healthy green vegetable stir fry makes for an ideal side dish.
Servings: 2
Calories: 133kcal
Ingredients
- Kalmi shak/water spinach – 1 bunch
- Garlic – 3 cloves, chopped finely
- Onion – 1 small, sliced
- Dry red chillies – 2
- Kala jeera/onion seeds – ½ tsp
- Salt – ½ tsp
- Oil – ¾ tsp
Instructions
- To make stir-fried Ong Choy with garlic, wash the kalmi shak thoroughly of any dirt. Select the fresh leaves and tender stems and chop them up.
- Chop the garlic finely and sliced the onion.
- Heat oil in kadai over medium heat. Sizzle kala jeera. Add chopped garlic and broken dry red chillies. Sauté till the garlic turns golden brown.
- Add the sliced onions and fry till they turn slightly brown.
- Add the chopped water spinach and sauté for about 30 seconds. Add salt and mix everything together. Cook the kalmi saag till all the water evaporates and the dish is dry, while stirring in-between.
- Remove and serve Stir-fried Kalmi Saag with rice and dal.