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hi nishji,this site is really very useful.may god bless you.

Dear Nishaji apki receipe bahut aachi hai pl batae ki moong ki kaun si dai yellow wali ya hari moong ke saath ye receipe aachi banegi. reply jaroor kareaga

thanks
निशा: मोना, जो दाल आपको ज्यादा पसन्द हो उसी दाल में आप इस सब्जी को बनाइये, ये सब्जी तो दोनों ही दालों में अच्छी लगेगी.

thankyou very much apne mere question ka reply kiya to muje babhut aacha laga
Thankyou once again.

This recipe in English

Vegetables with green leaves are very good for health. Chaulai or Amarnath means longevity. If you eat its leaves everyday with your food then it gives your body the vitamins it lacks to quite an extent.

Chaulai is also known Amaranth, Red Spinach, Laal sag, Rajgira saag, Chuamarsa, Ganhar, Kalgaghasa or Thotakura. It can be prepared in various ways like dal can be added to Chaulai leaves and made as Saag, Chaulai can also be mixed with potatoes and made as Chaulai Aloo Bhujia, it can also be mixed with brinjal and prepared into Chaulai Brinjal Bhajji.

It can be mixed with the vegetable of your choice to prepare a dish. Chaulai leaves mixed with Moong dal makes a very tasty combination. In some houses people use Tur dal in place of Moong dal.

So let’s prepare Chaulai Saag with Moong Dal - Amaranth Leaves Lentil Curry.

Ingredients for Chaulai Saag with Moong Dal

Chaulai/Amaranth Leaves - 250 grams
Moong dal - 100 grams (1 small bowl)
Salt - add to taste (1 tsp)
Tomatoes - 2
Green chilly - 1-2
Ginger - 1 inch long piece
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Heeng(asafoetida) - 1 to 2 pinch
Jeera(cumin seeds) - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - less than 1/4 tsp
Green coriander - 1 tbsp

How to make Chaulai Saag with Moong Dal

Remove the fat stems from the Chaulai leaves; clean any extra grass and other weeds. Wash the leaves 2-3 times with clean water. Place them in a strainer to drain any water that is remaining. Finely chop the leaves. Wash Moong dal with clean water and soak it for 15-20 minutes. Put dal and Chaulai in a cooker. Pour 3 cups of water then add salt. Close the lid and cook dal and Chaulai till 1 whistle goes off.

If you don't prefer much of spices then the dal can be prepared by putting Tadka of Heeng and Jeera. Else you can follow the method given here.

Make a fine paste of tomatoes, green chilly and ginger. Pour Ghee in a pan (kadhai) and heat. Put Heeng and Jeera in hot Ghee, after Jeera is fried add turmeric powder and tomato, green chilly paste. Fry these spices till the spices seem granular or the Ghee floats over them. Then add red chilly powder. Open the cooker and check if the dal is thin or thick in texture then add water till dal turns to your desired density. Now add the fried spices to the dal taste the dal and add salt respectively, also put in green coriander.

Chaulai dal is ready; take it out in a bowl. Serve hot Chaulai dal with chapatti, naan or rice and eat.

Instead of putting tomato, ginger paste in the dal you can put Tadka of Heeng and Jeera which also makes the dal very delicious.

Chaulai besan curry

You can use gram flour (besan) in place of Moong dal while preparing Chaulai.

Pour 1 tbsp oil in a pan and heat, put Heeng and Jeera in hot oil. Once Jeera is fried add turmeric powder, ginger, green chilly-tomato paste and fry all of the spices. Now put the chopped Chaulai leaves cover the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes. Dissolve 2 tbsp gram flour in 1/2 cup water, mix this dissolved gram flour in 2 glasses water and stir till it comes to boil. Cook the vegetable for 8-10 minutes on a low flame. Chaulai Besan curry is ready.

Take out the Chaulai Besan curry in a bowl, garnish with green coriander. Serve steaming hot Chaulai Besan curry with chapatti, naan or rice and enjoy.

Onion or garlic Tadka can also be put to the curry prepared in the above given methods.

lal patte wale saag ko kya kehete hain.
निशा: वह लाल चलाई है.

I had grown some amaranth plants in a planter and it grew really well! found this recipe and decided to try it...the results was superb!it was delicious. Unlike other pictures in cookbooks etc, even my dish looked like your photo. Thanks and i will be visiting this authentic site again.
निशा: भारती, धन्यवाद.

it's very good

I am intrigued by this recipe as I didn't quite know Amarnath leaves were a variety of Chaulai! My grand mother used to cook Chaulai saag that I loved but I had a distant memory of its leaves being green in colour and smaller in size.
I also liked the chopping board that you used in the video to chop Amarnath leaves. Is there a special name for this kind of chopping board and would you happen to know if it is available on any online site to purchase?
निशा: अर्चना, चौलाई ग्रीन और रैड दोंनो कलर में मिलती है, पत्ते भी छोटे और बड़े होते हैं, स्वाद दोनों चौलाई का बहुत अच्छा होता है और न्यूट्रीसियस भी हैं. चौपिंग बोर्ड बर्तन की दुकान पर आसानी से मिल जाता है.

Thank you for replying. This dish with Amarnath leaves looks divine. I found the chopping board on ebay India and I have placed my order with them. It's actually called 'Cut & Wash' board and costs from Rs. 135 to Rs 300 on ebay. When are you adding 'About Us' section? I am very keen to know your background and how and when did you start writing recipes?
निशा: अर्चना, मैं सोचती हूँ, मेरे बारे में जानने से ज्यादा रैसिपी के बारे में जानना ज्यादा अच्छा है, रिप्लाई करने से मैं आप सब लोंगो से जुड़ जाती हूँ और आप कह रही है तो मैं अपने बारे में लिखने की कोशिश करूंगी, धन्यवाद.

kya main chorai saag ki jageh meti saag le sakti hu?
निशा: जी हां मेथी के साथ, या पालक के साथ भी मूंग दाल बना सकते हें.

Hi nishaji, moong daal ke alawa koi aur daal ke sath bhi bana sakte Hain kya? Jaise arahar ki daal.

Thank you soo much!!
निशा: आंचल जी हां जो भी दाल आपको पसन्द हो उसके साथ बना सकती है.

Namaskaram ! Aunty mere home garden mein bahut saari chaulai ugi hain ...aapne jo moong dal wid chaulai batai vo maine banai aur bahur badiya bani lekin mujhe chaulai ki aur recipes bataye kyonki mere home garden mein kaafi saari ugi hain aur mein usko tarah tarah se banana chahti hoon....Thanks...
निशा: शिवानी चौलाई की सूखी सब्जी भी बहुत अच्छी बनती है, मैं उसे बना दूंगी, धन्यवाद.