Reader update: My internet connection has just been restored after almost three weeks. I have been receiving some of the entries for JFI Chillies, and sorry if I am unable to respond to each of your mails since I am travelling for the next 10 days. Indira has been kind enough to take on any queries you might have. The round up shall be done as promised by 8th August.
Mustard greens – then and now
It is a great pleasure for us city folks, to grow edible plants in our small balconies and then find ways to use them in our kitchen. These mustard greens sprouted from the mustard seeds I generally threw into a Chinese Bamboo pot and they grew out beautifully. Even when the shoots were just out (in about 5-7 days after sowing the seeds), the tiniest of leaves screamed out loud saying “I am mustard”. What I mean to say is that the pungent mustard flavour that some of us love and others love to hate, was very strongly evident even in the tiny shoots.
They took about 2 months to grow into bigger leaves in this pot, the delay probably being due to over crowding. The harvest was not enough to make sarson ka saag, so I had to be content using the leaves along with some other veggies in a fried rice.
Mustard green fried rice
Fried rice with mustard greens
Ingredients
Method
- Heat the oil in a wok. Splutter the cumin seeds and cloves, in hot oil.
- Add the onion slices, carrot sticks and spring onion greens. Saute on low flame for 3 minutes, till onions and carrots are soft and greens have wilted.
- Mix in the spice powders, salt and stir till the spices uniformly coat the vegetables.
- Add the rice to the wok with the mustard greens. Stir well for a minute till rice is heated through and ingredients are well mixed.
- Serve hot with yogurt and a sweet mango pickle.
I have never planted mustard seeds except for Navarathri. You know as garden for the park in golu 🙂 Take care and see you at the round-up. Do we still mail you the recipes as told in the announcement?
Thats a great idea! I never thought of growing mustard leaves! If you have more leaves growing, then check out the sarson ka saag on my blog 🙂
Nice to have you back. Love the mustard greens with the fried rice!
fried rice and the mustard greens look lovely 🙂
Welcome back Nandita. Though I’ve been in touch with you otherwise, its great to see you back in action here. Nice, simple recipe :-)Hugs!
Suganya, ofcourse everything as per instructions! Mail me and then come back for round up.Jyothsana, the intent was to make saag, but may be will sow seeds in a separate large pot next time.Meeta,Good to be back dear, amd out on a holiday next 10 days, but will be checking off and on from hubby’s notebook.Roopa, Anu,Thanks gals!
I love it! What a nice recipe.