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Sagaur

Sagaur is a regional dish from Jharkhand. It is traditionally eaten during winter months by combining fresh and tender Chana saag leaves (Chickpea greens) with rice paste and spices.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Rice
  • 100 grams Chana saag/ Chickpea greens
  • 5-6 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tsp Jeera
  • pinch Hing or Asafoetida
  • Salt to taste

Method
 

  1. Take rice and soak it in water for a few hours
  2. Grind rice into appropriate consistency batter (neither very thick nor very thin)
  3. Finely chop chana saag and add it to the batter
  4. Add crushed garlic, jeera, pinch of hing, and salt to the batter
  5. Stir and mix properly into the batter
  6. Heat a flat pan, preferably a dosa pan (tava)
  7. Apply some oil to the surface when properly heated
  8. Spread a thin layer of batter on the pan using your hands
  9. Once it's a little cooked, apply some oil to it
  10. Flip the Sagaur to the other side
  11. Apply oil to the other side and cook it properly until crispy or soft as per one's preference