Vegetable saagu is a very simple Karnataka style dish prepared with mixed vegetables. It goes well with set dosa, poori, chapati, neer dosa and rava idli. Today we will learn how to make vegetable saagu following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.
Mixed Vegetable Saagu
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 10 mins
Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: Karnataka
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: Karnataka
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Carrot – 2
Potato – 1 medium size
Peas – 1/3 cup
Beans – 6-7
Cauliflower florets – 6
Salt needed
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
For Grinding
Coconut – 3 tbsp
Fried Gram/pottukadalai – 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves – fistful
Onion -1 medium size
Ginger – 1/2 inch piece
Garlic – 3
Green chilli – 2
Cloves – 2
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
Whole black peppercorns – 1/4 tsp
For the Seasoning
Oil -1 tbsp
Bay leaf – 1
Curry leaves – a sprig
Preparations
Wash and clean all the vegetables. Peel the skin of carrots and potatoes and chop it into medium sized pieces.
Cut cauliflower into bites sized florets. String and cut the beans.
Grind all the ingredients given under “For grinding” (raw), to a fine paste. Keep it aside.
Pressure cook the vegetables with turmeric powder, salt and little water for just 1 whistle.
Method
We need masala paste and cooked vegetables. If that is kept ready, making vegetable sagu is just a breeze.
Heat oil in a pan, add bay leaf and curry leaves.
Add the masala paste and saute on low heat for 5-6 minutes or until it leaves oil.
Add the cooked vegetables and 1/2 cup of water.
Simmer for 5-6 minutes. You can adjust the consistency according to your liking by adding more or less water. Check for salt.
Delicious Karnataka style vegetable sagu is ready. Enjoy it with poori, set dosa, neer dosa, rava idli or chapati.
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View Comments (5)
Will try tomorrow with Set dosa at my home and post again.
Tried this recipe at home. Delicious taste, today we have Ganesh Pooja in our apartment and preparing same for dinner for all guests.
Thank you for this recipe, I like this vegetable sagu very much
Thank you Padhu, I tried almost all sagu recipe from n number of websites and this is the only and ultimate one found very tasty and satisfying
Hi ,
I want to know the difference between vegetable sagu and white kurma. Is that the same?