Missi Roti, Sarson ka saag, Caramalized apples with Vanilla Ice Cream

God forgive me for this, but I happily facilitated the divorce of the ever popular and the ever green couple - makke di roti and sarson da saag. :twisted:

Since time immemorial the people of punjab have been enjoying the rustic flavour of this beautiful couple and then finish it off with a serving of lassi or fresh curd and white butter.

Now makke has this cousin called as missi. While makke di roti has this natural sweetness of maize, missi di roti brings out a mix of besan and wheat. Both delicious and both compliment sarson equally well. :cool:

While makke gets the liberty of pairing with sarson every now and then, poor missi is left alone. :( So today, I helped facilitate the divorce and coupled missi and sarson together.

Don’t they make a good pair??? :mrgreen:

Missi Roti:

I used a readymade missi flour for this, but you can mix wheat flour and besan in the ratio of 2:1.

To make the dough, you will need:

 

 

  • 1 cup wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup besan
  • 1 big onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic - crushed
  • 1 inch ginger - grated
  • 1 green chilli finely chopped
  • 2-3 tbsp curd/yogurt
  • 1-2 tsp oil
  • salt to taste.

Mix all the ingredients and make a soft dough. Cover and let it stand for 1 hour. Roll out slightly thickish chapatis and cook (preferrably on an iron tava) till golden brown blisters form on both the sides applying a bit of ghee or oil.

 

 

M for Missi Roti is coming over to you Nupur :)

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For the Saag:

Most of the recipe that I came accross while I googled for this used a varied combination of greens for this saag. Some just used plain sarson, some mixed sarson and spinach and a few even added methi in addition to spinach. As for me, I mixed sarson and spinach in a ratio of 2:1 - both frozen. While using frozen greens it is not advisable to thaw them on the table top, just drop them in boiling water with a bit of salt and a pinch of soda bi-carb to let the greens maintain that fresh green colour. Cook for a few mins till they seperate from their frozen state and become soft. Drain and puree finely or coarsely - its your choice.

If using fresh greens then blanch then in the boiling water in a similar way and once they are soft jump them in cold water immediately. And then puree.

Heat oil in a pan and saute:

 

  • 1 big finely chopped onion,
  • 1 tsp ginger chilli paste

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Once the onions get soft, add

 

  • the pureed greens,
  • 1 tsp garam masala and
  • salt to taste.

Cook for a few mins and then add 1 tbsp of maize flour. Cook for a few mins more. In a small kadai heat the oil, add 2-3 cloved grated garlic and one kashmiri red chilli (optional) to it. Heat till the garlic gives out its aroma and starts to become light brown in colour. Por this over the saag and serve with hot rotis.

 

My contribution for JFI greens. :)

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And now, to celebrate for the new couple, is this wonderful dessert of Caramalized Apples with Vanilla Ice Cream

 

 

In a pan, heat

 

  • 2-3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp butter

 

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Once the sugar melts, throw in the apple slices and mix to coat the caramel evenly on the apples. Cover and cook for a few mins till the apples soften.

Remove them over a dish and top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Pour the left over caramel sauce over the ice cream.

Now take a spoon, sit back and enjoy the gooey, chewy caramel with hot apples and vanilla ice cream and pray for the good will of the couple!!! :D

And hope they live happily ever after……… :)

Apple’s, over to you Maheshwari :)

April 15, 2007 | Filed Under Apple, Besan, Mustard leaves (Sarson) 

Comments

35 Responses to “Missi Roti, Sarson ka saag, Caramalized apples with Vanilla Ice Cream”

  1. archana on April 15th, 2007

    Coffee Poor makkee di roti.But I liked your combination of missi and sarson too :) Staying here in Delhi I was lucky enough to get fresh sarson from someones farm. So this last winter we had lots .They used to give me Bathua with sarson. I do not know its English name .
    The icecream looks delicious too.

    Lucky girl!!!!!! Fresh sarson!!!!!!!!! I can only dream of that over here :( Thought I am sure they would be having it in little India but I am just too lazy to go all the way over there :(
    The english name is Mustard leaves.

  2. asha on April 15th, 2007

    NO!!!!! Woman,what did you do to me?!! I cooked the same (first two) for JFI too!!!! Looks great though.I have to do something more now!;D

    Love the Ice cream with warn apple.Yummy:)

    Smart people think alike ;)
    Never mind, we’ll have two versions to see :)

  3. Trupti on April 16th, 2007

    FABULOUS! all 3 entries are wonderful, Coffee…..Saag noh color ekdaam Lilo lilo, bau saras, tari missi rotis paan perfectly round che.

    Icecream with apples is just so pretty..Good Job!

  4. Manasi on April 16th, 2007

    Oye!!! Too gooD! I had eaten sarson da saag long ago… I loved it ! Missi roti looks very nice (and round-round! )
    As for the dessert… wish I cud hv some right away! Love it!

    a tip for perfect round rotis: roll a huge chapati, then take any round thing which can work as ur template, put it on the chapati, and make indentations, remove the excess dough from the side. What you get is a perfect round chapati!!!!!!!

    HIHIHIHIHIHI……….. and you all thought I made those perfect round ones!!!!! hhahahaahah
    I am lazy in doing anything wiht rolling, REMEMBER????!!!!!! :D

  5. Reena on April 16th, 2007

    All entries look fabulous and your new website too. :smile:

  6. richa on April 16th, 2007

    great recipes! your missi roti sure does look a perfect circle :lol:
    sarso da saag, wah ji wah! we are lucky to get it fresh here :smile:
    I always make a big batch and then eat it for 3-4 times.
    thanks

  7. shaheen on April 16th, 2007

    why the change to spice cafe? i just made sarson ka saag today and saw ur post now! now feel like making the roti too. yummy dessert.

    I got a new domain and wanted to have a name which has something to do with coffee. And Spice cafe seemed perfect to me. :)

  8. musical on April 16th, 2007

    Hey Coffee,

    Thats so delicious :)

    I love missi roti…..more than makai di roti. Actually i usually have mu saag with plain parantha instead of makai the roti :grin: they say i am mutant :lol:

    And at last one of the saag recipes that adds atta :) Thanks for including the atta-the saag would never be the same without the atta, it gives the much needed thickness. Lovely saag, Coffee-hugs for this.

    YEAH!!!!! Before the atta it was looking kinda watery. the atta added a good richness to it. Thanks for approving mam. :) I was waiting for your verdict ;)

  9. roopa on April 16th, 2007

    Wow Coffee,
    all three at one go…:lol:
    Saag looks great!not to forgo the icecream with apples and missi roti!
    one full meal :grin:

  10. archana on April 16th, 2007

    I dont know whether my suggestion is practically possible in your place.You can sow sarson seeds ,palak ,dhania seeds in pots.
    When they grow to a height when it is ok to cut them,do not pull them out along with their roots.
    Just pluck the leaf along with some part of stem,keeping roots intact buried in the soil.After another 15 odd days,you will find fresh new leaves.Repeat the plucking leaves process.
    you don’t need to sow new seeds for some time.
    I have a kitchen garden where I have sown palak,dhania last winter.It was still there before I left for holidays.
    I am sure you should get to eat them at least twice.

    For pudina,=when you get pudina from the market remove the leaves only. Let the stems remain as they are.Cut the stem in two pieces insert in the soil(pot),by making a not too deep hole with your finger.Water it as usual.Be patient .After 15 odd days it will stabilze ,new leaves will show again after few more days.you have to be patient .Do the same thing pluck leaves along with a little stem.This will be enough for both of you.
    I think by now you must be secretly wondering whether I am a kheti wali kissan Haaa..aaa.
    But I hope this helps you.

    WAH!!!!! Kis kisaan se training li???? ;)
    Your suggestion is wonderful and I was contemplating something liek this myself……. but I am just not getting the time to go and get the necessary thing!!!!!! WHY R THERE ONLY 24 HOURS IN A DAY?????!!!!!!!!

  11. archana on April 16th, 2007

    Oh Coffee I know the name of sarson in english .But do not know the engish name of Bathua which they add along with sarson. Bathua is again a leafy veg with small leaves.

  12. Mishmash! on April 16th, 2007

    Coffee girl u re quite witty :) hey..ur caramelised apple and the ice cream ball drizzled with the sauce looks quite tempting..i make apple crumble and serve with ice cream…good combo right :)

    Shn

    BLUSH!! BLUSH!!

  13. sia on April 16th, 2007

    how could u coffee… how cruel of u to break the ever green couple… alas… :mrgreen: …
    he he he… do u think it was dramatic enough or u want me to be more melodramic? i know i know… i am never gonna be a drama queen :lol:
    by the way u have got that perfect round roties…err…how did u manage to get that great looking roties? i must have particiapted in MBP-lets roll… atleast i would have managed to get srilanka looking roties from other country maps;)
    by the way b4 i forget what i wanted to comment, eveything looks perfect… very tempting…as usual ek teer do nishane in single post;)

    Nananana….. ek teer teen nishaan :)
    for secret to perfect round roti’s, check my reply on mansi’s comment :P

  14. nz on April 17th, 2007

    What a combination ! I could have never imagined. I can make missi roti ( I will have to try your version with yogurt ) and as much as I would love to make sarson ka saag ( I can taste it in my mouth while typing this ) we dont even get the frozen sarson here :-(

    Might have to try Archana’s tip and sow some mustard seeds in a pot and see if I can grow some sarson !!

    YEAH!!!! Try and let me know how you succeed. I will follow you then :P

  15. mommy on April 17th, 2007

    Oh no.. You can’t seperate them:-( j/k lol I like sarson ka saag with makki Ki roti or in the breakfast with plain parantha but saag has to be on parantha with white butter not on the plate or katori;-) I like to hold in my hand & eat with malai..lol btw you use the right combination 2:1:-)

    Have you tried makki ki roti mein gurd?(jaggery) yum;-)

    I tried your gujju kadi & looovvedddddddd it.. Made it twice but couldn’t take picture.. Thanks for the recipe:-)

    Glad you liked the kadhi :)
    Makki ki roti mein gurd sounds good. I like gurd with any kind of roti :)
    And I loved your way of eating it with you hand and white butter and all………. AAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!

  16. usha on April 17th, 2007

    Hi Coffee,

    I think i’m very late here…congratulations !!!blog looks very pleasant….

    Both dishes are very superb.

  17. Prema on April 17th, 2007

    WOW caramalised apples with ice cream attracts me.. they look lovely..nice entry. Missi roti and sarson ki saag looks lovely too.

  18. Nupur on April 17th, 2007

    What a wonderful meal this is! I just wish I could taste it :) Thanks for a wonderful entry, Coffee.

  19. Vani on April 17th, 2007

    Yaar, tu kahan kahan jaayegi! Tujhe track karna mushkil ho gaya hai . Meri “favorites” mein yeh tumhari teesri link hai! :smile:

    This new site looks fab too! Love sarson ka saag. Haven’t had it in years though. With makki di roti -wah! Your missi roti looks yum. I’m not a fan of apples but your caramelized apples with icecream looks like a dish to try. Nice one, R! :)

    Hehehe….. I changed from blogger to wordpress since I was sick of blogger!!!!!! The problems were innumerable there……. thrice my post just vanished after I wrote the whole thing and settings and all. HUH!!!!!!! I didn’t like blogger one bit. And now I got my own domain, so here I am. :) You can delete the other two :)

  20. padmaja on April 17th, 2007

    what an enticing meal coffee!!
    i should give it a go!!

  21. sandeepa on April 17th, 2007

    Lovely lovely pictures Coffee. And the food. wah ,wah…
    Shall come back and read again at leisure

  22. ramya on April 18th, 2007

    hai,
    I too want to make this from a long time.i will try this way it is pretty easy this way.nice photos. :smile:

  23. swapna on April 18th, 2007

    Hi coffee
    Sorry for this delay..
    ur new blog looks wonderful.The apple dessert is yummy!!! :smile:

  24. bee on April 18th, 2007

    you’ve been cooking up a mouth-watering storm, coffee. all your dishes look picture perfect.

  25. soumya on April 18th, 2007

    Hoo laaallaa…ooh my gosh!!!!!.. now this is a kind of food what i can live upon..lovely recipes and nice photograpy too..good going gal

  26. Sushma on April 18th, 2007

    Liked the recipe of caramelized apple…nice presentation

    -Sushma

  27. Swapna on April 18th, 2007

    All entries are yummy..I have never tasted caramalized apple..but i am sure they taste wonderful looking at ur pics..and u r so smart yaar..this is like ek teer se teen nishan:)

  28. Cynthia on April 18th, 2007

    Hi Coffee, thanks for stopping by my blog. I do hope you come back often as you are most welcome.

    What is sarson?

    Thanks for dropping by too Cynthia….. I have been a silent oberver of your blog since sometime.. butcommented for the first time :)

    Sarson are mustard leaves.

  29. seema on April 19th, 2007

    Coffee,
    How could you separate always paired couples. I wouldn’t have granted you a pardon if you hadn’t published the yummy looking desert to go with it. Just kidding :wink:
    Rooma, How did you manage to get a perfect circle for your roti? Tour version of saag looks super easy and loved the bright green color that you were able to get. Caramelized apples look great too. Never tried them this way. Thanx for sharing all of them.

  30. sra on April 19th, 2007

    Hi Coffee! Your opening lines were nice, and I kept laughing throughout the write-up. Your ice-cream looks tempting. :cool:

  31. Sapna on April 20th, 2007

    Wow! YOur posts are really excellent and get better and better. Very interesting write-ups and more than delicious recipes. Got to try each one of them.

  32. Altoid on April 22nd, 2007

    Hey Coffee

    There’s this punjabi restaurant here and their speciality is this makki di roti/sarson ka saag(no surprise, of course). But the hitch is they need an hours notice to serve the dish and the place is a good 45 mins away. So imagine the scheduling to be done!

    I tried this today and omg, came out just like what they serve and we just didnt have to move our butts an inch! Thank you thank you and thank you for this wonderful recipe. A keeper at that!

    You have a great weekend

    –altoid :cool:

    1 hour notice!!!!!!! Do they go to pluck the leaves after you give your order ;) hahaha
    Glad you liked it. :) Appreciate you letting me know . :)

  33. Viji on April 30th, 2007

    Hi Coffee, sorry for the delayed comment. Very nice site and well presented. All the three entries are yummy. Have a good day. Viji

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  35. Sonu on April 22nd, 2008

    Hi Coffee,
    I had tried ur missi roti and sarson da saag. but I cudn’t found sarson from maeket or any where. so I had satisfied myself with spincah only :straight: . however, both missi roti and saag turned out very testy. thanks for ur recipe.
    bye. tc.
    Sonu. :)

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