How much cooking time?

20 min — 10 min prep, 10 min cooking.

Lai Xaak Bhaji

Name: Lai Xaak Bhaji
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Assam Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 0.5tsp Ginger; 12g Garlic; 2piece green chillies; 0.5cup Water; 200g Lai Shak (Northeast Fresh Mustard Greens); salt; 4g dry red chillies; 2tbsp Mustard Oil

Mustard greens stir-fried with garlic and dried red chilli. Peppery winter greens from Tezpur.

Time 20 min · Serves 4 · 83 kcal · Tezpur, Assam

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

Ginger — 0.5 tsp (grated)
Garlic — 12 g (chopped)
green chillies — 2 piece (chopped)
Water — 0.5 cup (whole)
Lai Shak (Northeast Fresh Mustard Greens) — 200 g (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)

Tempering

dry red chillies — 4 g (whole)
Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Wash and roughly chop the mustard greens (lai xaak); drain well.
Heat mustard oil in a kadhai; temper with the dried red chillies until they darken slightly.
Add minced garlic and grated ginger; saute until fragrant.
Add the chopped mustard greens, chopped green chilli and a splash of water; stir-fry on medium flame until wilted and tender.
Season with salt, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Lai Xaak Bhaji?: 83 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 20 min — 10 min prep, 10 min cooking.

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