Sindhi Sai Bhaji

Name: Sindhi Sai Bhaji
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200g chana dal, soaked; 300g spinach, chopped; 200g fenugreek leaves or 2 tbsp dried; 2 potatoes, diced; 1 eggplant, diced; 2 carrots, diced; 3 tomatoes, diced; 1 large onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp chilli powder; 3 tbsp ghee or oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds

A Sindhi one-pot vegetable and lentil dish with spinach, tomatoes and a dozen vegetables — deeply nourishing.

Total time

70 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Indian

vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

200gchana dal, soaked

300gspinach, chopped

200gfenugreek leaves or 2 tbsp dried

2potatoes, diced

1eggplant, diced

2carrots, diced

3tomatoes, diced

1large onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

1 tspturmeric

1 tspchilli powder

3 tbspghee or oil

1 tspcumin seeds

Instructions

Pressure cook or simmer soaked dal until almost soft.

Add all vegetables to the dal, simmer 20 minutes until everything is very soft.

Mash everything together into a thick, chunky mixture.

Make tempering: fry cumin seeds in ghee, add onion until golden.

Add garlic and ginger, cook 2 minutes.

Add turmeric and chilli powder.

Pour tempering over vegetable dal mixture.

Stir through and serve with roti and rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

106

Protein

5.4g

Fat

1.1g

Carbs

22.7g

Fiber

8.2g

Sodium

91mg

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