Sagu recipe with step by step photos | How to do Karnataka style Veg Saagu | Mixed vegetables sagu recipe | How to make mixed vegetables sagu for dosa
Sagu is popular Karnataka style Mixed Veg Curry made with a combination of mixed vegetables, coconut, onions, tomatoes and freshly ground spices & herbs . Tastes amazing with dosa , chapati , poori , rava idli etc .
Few of the other popular side dishes that you can try from website are Veg Kurma , Aloo Sagu , Avarekalu sagu , Veg kolhapuri , Veg jalfarezi etc
You can check Veg Sagu video here :
About the Recipe :
What can I say about todays classic dish ? Saagu actually needs no intro to any kannadiga. Mixed Vegetable Saagu is one of the most popular side dishes in almost all restaurants in Karnataka that is usually served with chapathi , poori, set dosa, rava idly, rava dosa, the list is endless. You will surely see a little cup of this along with some chutney . Its so delicious and crowd pleaser.
Saagu is basically a coconut based veg curry with a beautiful blend of flavors and spices. It has a nice creamy texture acquired from coconut and poppy seeds. Pudina gives a tempting greenish tint and wonderful aroma to the curry. There is no hard and fast rules for the vegetables to be used, just add whatever you have handy. Best healthy dish to clear of those few leftover veggies lying in the fridge.
Mixed Veg Sagu Recipe with step by step photos :
- Chop all the vegetables
- Transfer the chopped veggies to a pressure cooker . Add in tsp salt , haldi and water . Pressure Cook the veggies for 2 whistles . Ensure that they are cooked just right – neither crunchy nor too mushy. Alternatively , you can steam cook the veggies or microwave .
- Meanwhile , prepare masala . For the masala, to a mixer add all the ingredients mentioned under “To Grind “
- Add little water and grind to a smooth paste . Keep aside
- Next , Heat oil in a kadai or pan. Temper with mustard seeds and urad dal .When they splutter add broken red chillies, curry leaves . Add finely chopped onion .Fry till translucent.
- Add chopped tomatoes. Fry till mushy.
- Next add in the masala paste and cooked veggies
- Add salt and water. Mix well . Simmer and allow it to boil well . The sagu should be having thick gravy consistency
- When it boils,it thickens a bit. If requied add some more water to get the desired consistency. Switch off. Lastly ,add chopped coriander leaves and squeeze lemon juice.
- Serve hot hot saagu with poori,chapathi,dosa,rava idly or even rice.
Points to note :
- In case you don’t have all the garam masala ingredients mentioned under masala , you can manage with cinnamon,cloves and elaichi. Later add some garam masala powder.
- If you want more rich ,you can add some cashew while grinding
- You can use whichever veggie is handy for you or you like . Some of the common veggies used are beans , carrot , peas , potato , knol khol , chow chow .
MIXED VEG SAAGU
Ingredients
- Finely chopped mixed vegetables like Beans ,Carrot ,Potato, Peas ,knol khol , chayote squash etc, (Quantity of your choice ;I normally add more vegetables)
- 2 medium size onion, chopped
- 1 medium size tomato, chopped
- 1 tsp Haldi
- Salt, to taste
- Lemon juice
- Coriander leaves, chopped
For The Masala ( To grind )
- 3/4 cup grated coconut
- 2 tbsp Roasted chana dal /Chana daliya
- 2 tsp Soaked Poppy seeds / Khus khus
- 1 tsp Coriander Seeds / Dhania
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds/ Jeera
- 1″ 3 sticks Cinnamon/ dalchini
- 3 – 4 nos Cloves/ Lavang
- 1 no Star anise /Chakri phool
- 2 no cardamom / elaichi
- little Mace / Javitre / Japtre,
- 2 – 3 no Dried kapok buds / Shalmali / marathi moggu, optional
- 1 inch Ginger, a small piece
- 3 – 4 flakes Garlic
- 2 – 3 onion, slice
- 4 – 6 Green Chillies
- handful Pudina / Mint
- few sprigs Coriander leaves
For Tempering :
- 3 – 4 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Split Black gram /Urad dal
- 1 Red Chillies, broken
- few Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Transfer the chopped veggies to a pressure cooker . Add in tsp salt , haldi and water . Pressure Cook the veggies for 2 whistles . Ensure that they are cooked just right – neither crunchy nor too mushy. Alternatively , you can steam cook the veggies or microwave .
- Meanwhile , prepare masala . For the masala, to a mixer add all the ingredients mentioned under “To Grind “ . Add little water and grind to a smooth paste . Keep aside
- Next , Heat oil in a kadai or pan. Temper with mustard seeds and urad dal .When they splutter add broken red chillies, curry leaves . Add finely chopped onion .Fry till translucent.
- Add chopped tomatoes. Fry till mushy.
- Next add in the masala paste and cooked veggies Add salt and water. Mix well . Simmer and allow it to boil well . The sagu should be having thick gravy consistency
- When it boils,it thickens a bit. If requied add some more water to get the desired consistency. Switch off. Lastly ,add chopped coriander leaves and squeeze lemon juice.
- Serve hot hot saagu with poori, chapathi, dosa, rava idly or even rice.
looks very delicious.
sounds like a healthy and tasty curry..
definitely my favorite, agree it is a great creamy , tasty side dish something like kurma , but the Kannada version is my favorite and also yes each has their own way of making this, almost the same way we prepare , addition of pudina is new to me, must try.
Seems like kurma. Really a flavourful sagu. Have to try this.
looks very yummy and unique…
Looks so delicious dear 🙂
Looks yummy and healthy
nice Mixed vegetable -sagu..
healthy & delicious mixed veg curry….
Yummy and tasty with loads of veggies !!
healthy and tasty recipe. even goes with idiyappam.
Sounds almost like veg kurma, can guess the flavor from here.
love saagus with chapathis ..great looking smitha
Sounds absolutely delicious, we don’t make this but I wish we would, sagu is such a rich profusion of flavors!
Excellent Recipe
Lovely!
Looks very healthy and delicious..
Lovely recipe.I am yet to start Karnataka recipes.bookmarked it!
Saagu .- another dish to test out 🙂 Thanks Smitha- it looks delicious, and as always nice to learn some more of the dish – well told:-) Yum!
Super delicious saagu… My favorite combo with puris.. Loved your recipe.. Will definitely try… 🙂
perfect side dish for chappathi
Excellent sagu. Very authentic indeed. With my wife out of town, tried it today and it turned out fantastic with poori. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this great recipe. With my wife out of town, tried this with poori and it turned out perfect, just like if she made it.
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We add little coconut milk and coconut oil at the end to improve the taste.
looks yum!
Namm Amman manelu ide taraha maaduvudu saaguna! Danke!! This recipe has saved mum & I, the hassle of an ‘adige’ tuition over the phone – while I’m all the way in another cityMuch lover#momsRule
Perfection!!! Tastes exactly like the sagu given in many different Sagars around blore. Thanks!
Awesome!! Tried this recipe for the first time and it turned out the best..thank you very much!
That dish looks so brilliant. Will try some time. restaurant near venkateshwar college
Awesome work.Just wanted to drop a comment and say I am new to your blog and really like what I am reading.Thanks for the share
I have never tasted this roti. Looks really yummy and bookmarked right away. will be trying..Restaurant in Rajendra Nagar
I tried your recipe and it came out really good! I’m not too familiar with how sagu should taste but I can say it was delicious with puri; my husband (who knows better) said that it was quite good!
Tried this today and turned out great! thank you 🙂
Tried this dish today yummy thanks for the recipe!
Tried this dish today yummy thanks for the recipe!
in tempering pic…. its urad dal or chana dal? …. u wrote urad dal…. in pic it looks chana dal??????
You can add either or both…
This looks great! But how many does it serve? And how much vegetables do I need to put for the mentioned amount of masala?
should serve 4-5 people . veggies is your choice
I tried this recipe. It was delicious. I added little jaggery also. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice perfect recipe .
Thanks for the recipe. It has come very well, tho I kw the recipe from my mom, I just checked to glance few ingredients, still it came out very well and yummy thanks again
Yes I tried and it has come out well. Everybody liked in my family. Thank you
Good, understandable and tasty recipe. We have relished the preparation. Sampath’s.
It’s was yummy… Everyone liked it very much … Tq for d recipe..????
Hey Thankyou for recipe was helpful for my mother.
I know this receipe My mom cooks very well
This is my mother in law ‘s recipe too.. Missing her a lot.. When ever I prepare this. I just have glance to make sure I have used all the ingredients.. Thank you ????
Hi Smitha,
I prepared this saagu today following your recipe and it turned out TERRIFIC !!!
The only ingredient I did not have was the Kopak bud. Still… the dish turned out VERY YUMMY !! Very authentic taste !!!!
Somebody commented that this dish tasted just like the saagu served in South Indian Hotels in India with Rava Idli and I FULLY agree !!!!
I live in New York. The best South Indian Hotels here do not compare to the taste of THIS Saagu !!!!!
Thank you so much for this gastronomic delight.
wow that’s so nice to know .. thank you for sharing your feedback !!