Saagwala sauce
This easy and versatile saagwala sauce goes well with many different foods. To make it vegan simply remove the yoghurt and add some more vegetables.
SERVES4
TIME TO MAKE45 - 1 hour
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE45 - 1 hour
MEAL TYPEDinner
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Try this delicious saagwala sauce recipe. Our recipe video shows you how to make it.
Method
- Heat oil in a large pot.
- Add onion and cook over a low heat until lightly browned and translucent.
- Add garlic, ginger, curry powder and garam masala. Stir and cook for a further 1 minute.
- Add tomato, spinach and water. Cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the spinach is very soft.
- Remove from the heat and stir through yoghurt.
- Serve or blend for a smooth sauce.
Serving suggestions
Make extra sauce to freeze for a quick meal in the future.
Add 2-3 cups of one of the following to the finish sauced for a meal:
- diced paneer (Indian strained cheese)
- haloumi cheese, grilled and diced
- cooked shredded chicken
- boiled and diced potatoes
- cooked cauliflower
Gently heat for approximately 5 minutes or until hot through.
- 2 tbspoil
- 1onion, peeled and finely diced
- 3 clovesgarlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 tbspginger, chopped
- 2 tspcurry powder
- 2 tspgaram masala
- 2tomatoes, diced
- 600 gfresh spinach, washed and roughly chopped
- 3/4 cupwater
- 1/2 cupplain, unsweetened yoghurt
Per serve
- Energy523kJ
- Total Fat8.2g
- Saturated Fat0.7g
- Total Carbohydrate6.3g
- Sugars5.5g
- Dietary Fibre5.6g
- Sodium38mg
Try this delicious saagwala sauce recipe. Our recipe video shows you how to make it.
Method
- Heat oil in a large pot.
- Add onion and cook over a low heat until lightly browned and translucent.
- Add garlic, ginger, curry powder and garam masala. Stir and cook for a further 1 minute.
- Add tomato, spinach and water. Cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the spinach is very soft.
- Remove from the heat and stir through yoghurt.
- Serve or blend for a smooth sauce.
Serving suggestions
Make extra sauce to freeze for a quick meal in the future.
Add 2-3 cups of one of the following to the finish sauced for a meal:
- diced paneer (Indian strained cheese)
- haloumi cheese, grilled and diced
- cooked shredded chicken
- boiled and diced potatoes
- cooked cauliflower
Gently heat for approximately 5 minutes or until hot through.
Ingredients
- 2 tbspoil
- 1onion, peeled and finely diced
- 3 clovesgarlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 tbspginger, chopped
- 2 tspcurry powder
- 2 tspgaram masala
- 2tomatoes, diced
- 600 gfresh spinach, washed and roughly chopped
- 3/4 cupwater
- 1/2 cupplain, unsweetened yoghurt
Ingredients
- 2 tbspoil
- 1onion, peeled and finely diced
- 3 clovesgarlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 tbspginger, chopped
- 2 tspcurry powder
- 2 tspgaram masala
- 2tomatoes, diced
- 600 gfresh spinach, washed and roughly chopped
- 3/4 cupwater
- 1/2 cupplain, unsweetened yoghurt
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy523kJ
- Total Fat8.2g
- Saturated Fat0.7g
- Total Carbohydrate6.3g
- Sugars5.5g
- Dietary Fibre5.6g
- Sodium38mg
Try this delicious saagwala sauce recipe. Our recipe video shows you how to make it.
Method
- Heat oil in a large pot.
- Add onion and cook over a low heat until lightly browned and translucent.
- Add garlic, ginger, curry powder and garam masala. Stir and cook for a further 1 minute.
- Add tomato, spinach and water. Cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the spinach is very soft.
- Remove from the heat and stir through yoghurt.
- Serve or blend for a smooth sauce.
Serving suggestions
Make extra sauce to freeze for a quick meal in the future.
Add 2-3 cups of one of the following to the finish sauced for a meal:
- diced paneer (Indian strained cheese)
- haloumi cheese, grilled and diced
- cooked shredded chicken
- boiled and diced potatoes
- cooked cauliflower
Gently heat for approximately 5 minutes or until hot through.
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