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chane ki saag

 

In bhopal saw these tiny chane ki saag for sale. since husband returned to bengaluru by flight, bought a few vegetables and sent it through him. vegetables are cheaper in winter.

the train was supposed to reach bengaluru by 12.30 pm but got delayed by 4 and half hours. i trusted the train to be on time, cos akka had a cake order. but she had to cancel it . if it is natural disaster like rrains, thunderstorm or flood i can understand the delay, but if it is a technical problem i think it has to attended to before the commencement of journey. i am a bit pissed  off. the train is Karnatak express...originating from New Delhi and last stop at KSR. we shelled out 9000 + rs for two to travel first class and expected a few clean basic amenities. the coup was dirty. sheets were dirty. toilet was dirty. cannot entirely blame railways for dirty toilets because it is we the people who make it dirty. i just cannot understand why people do not use water when it is available.
to add to the woe there was no wash basin on the outside..we had to visit the toilet everytime we had to wash hands and utensils. we try to carry home cooked food as much as possible. but we were compelled to order food since we were reaching late.   there is really no improvement in the quality of food sold in trains. since there was network problem we could not order food from restaurants either.

                      a sunset in maharashtra

the windowss were dirty, so i could not enjoy my view of nature. the train travels through UP M P AP, Maharashtra and Karnataka, it is absolutely thrilling to observe the changing vista.

the ac was strong on the top bunk but did not reach lower berth and i felt suffocated.  i am usually not the complaining type.  but this journey made me angry. i can overlook anything except clean windows and toilets. we could not go to other compartments becos either they hanged huge sacks carrying used sheets  and the other side had a locked door.  the narrow passage way most time had vendors selling tea, food etc.
the latch to our coup was not working.  other passengers and vendors have mistakenly opened our doors disturbing our privacy
we reached home around 5.45 and had to clean a weeks worth of dust. thank fully there was some milk in the fridge. first of all i drank my tea.
then soaked some peanuts in hot water. after cleaning of home followed by a hot bath, i started the kitchen fire 🙂🙂
cleaned the chane ki saag thoroughly and chopped them roughly.
heat oil. add mustard, curry leaves, green chillies and a red chilly, chooped onions. once the onions are translucent , add softened peanuts with a bit of salt. saute. add the chopped greens. cover and  cook. check for salt. add a bit of jaggery..this is optional. finally add fresh grated coconut.  i enjoyed this with phulkas.

*malathi's tried and tested tips : if you are trying out a green for the first time., add salt at the end of the cooking. the chane ki saag shrunk in quantity once cooked 🙂👍

we have got bathuas, palak, cute brinjals

 radish/shalgam, and an unknown saag along with chane ki saag. today making pahadi saag ki sabji. we even got broccoli. ❤️

        a beautiful sunset kaliasot dam, bhopal

i enjoyed the chilly weather of Bhopal and usually people were worried that i was not wearing coat or socks. some even check my arms for goosepimple 🙂🙂.. esp the husband.  i can tolerate cold but not summer.  it was 11 degrees on saturday morning 😁