Saibhaji Pulao (Sai Bhaji Mixed-Greens Rice One-Pot)
A complete one-pot Sindhi-Hindu lunch - the everyday sai bhaji (mixed greens with chana dal) cooked along with basmati rice in a layered dum style. Iron-rich, balanced, the classic Sindhi-Hindu working-day lunchbox.
Ingredients
- Coriander Leaves — 25 g
- Dill Leaves — 30 g
- onion — 100 g (sliced)
- tomato ripe — 100 g
- green chillies — 10 g
- Kasuri Methi — 30 g
- Ghee — 15 g
- Cumin Seeds — 4 g
- Mustard Oil — 35 g
- dry kashmiri chillies — 4 g
- Garlic — 10 g (crushed)
- Chana Dal — 75 g
- Turmeric — 3 g
- salt — 8 g
- Spinach (Palak) — 200 g
- Basmati Rice — 250 g
- ginger paste — 12 g
Method
- Soak chana dal 30 min. Soak rice 20 min. Drain both.
- Heat 35 g mustard oil. Splutter cumin. Add sliced onions; sauté till light golden.
- Add ginger-garlic paste, slit green chillies. Sauté 1 min.
- Add tomato, turmeric, kashmiri chilli, salt. Cook till tomato softens.
- Add the chopped greens (palak, dill, methi, coriander) and the soaked chana dal. Toss for 3 min.
- Add the rice. Stir gently for 1 min. Pour 500 ml hot water + 15 g ghee.
- Pressure-cook 2 whistles or transfer to oven and bake 25 min on dum.
- Open after pressure releases. Fluff gently. Serve with curd or raita.
Common questions
- Saibhaji Pulao (Sai Bhaji Mixed-Greens Rice One-Pot) ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- सिंधी साईभाजी पुलाव ko English mein Saibhaji Pulao (Sai Bhaji Mixed-Greens Rice One-Pot) likhte hain.
- Ek plate Saibhaji Pulao (Sai Bhaji Mixed-Greens Rice One-Pot) mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 480 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 45 min lagta hai — 15 min taiyari, 30 min pakana.