Kashmiri Style Collard Greens Food

AUTHENTIC KASHMIRI HAAK SAAG RECIPE | HOW TO COOK COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• wash haak saag very well, as elaborated in the beginning of this post.
• Separate the green leaves from the stems. Don't chop the leaves as they are traditionally cooked leaving them big.
• Take mustard oil in a wide pan/kadai and let oil smoke first.
• The oil must have become extremely hot. Off the heat so that the temperature of oil comes down a bit. Otherwise what you are going to add next will burn immediately.
• Add asafoetida and green chillies.
• Now add haak saag, salt and water.
• Let saag cook on moderate heat. Do note that don't cover the pan/kadai with a lid.
• Keep stirring at intervals. As there's much water in pan, so you really don't need to stir it quite often.
• After 30-35 minutes, when the haak saag turns soft and tender enough to eat, off the heat.
• Haak saag is ready.
• Serve hot.

KASHMIRI-STYLE COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Wash the collard greens and then remove their stems and coarse central veins. Stack 6-7 leaves on top of each other and roll them up lengthways. Cut crossways to get 1/2-inch ribbons. Now cut lengthways to get 1/2-inch pieces.
• Pour the oil into a large pot and set over medium-high heat. When hot, put in the asafetida and the chilies. As soon as the chilies darken, a matter of seconds, take the pan off the heat briefly to add the greens and the stock. Put the pan back on the heat and bring to a boil. Cover, turn heat to medium low, and cook 30-40 minutes or until greens are tender. Remove cover and taste. Seasoned stock may require only 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add what is needed. Turn the heat to medium high and boil away most of the liquid. If you are eating the greens with rice, you may want to save some extra juice to moisten it adequately.

COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Clean collards.wash well and remove big vein in middle. Chop coarsely.(i ususally roll the leaves up together and just cut on the long side). Put in a large pot(it will be quite full but they will cook down quickly).
• Place collards on stove add 2 cups broth and begin to cook.
• Begin to fry bacon in large frying pan.when bacon is crispy remove from pan and set aside and add onion to the bacon fat and cook until its getting tender.
• Once onion is cooked pour onion and bacon fat over collards and stir well. Crumble bacon into bite sized pieces and add to collards.
• Add all seasonings and stir again.
• At this point place lid on pot and allow collards to begin to cook down. Watch and make sure you continue to check that they have enough chicken broth. You will have to add some periodically so they have enough broth to cook inches You dont want them floating in the broth so just add a little at a time.
• After the collards begin to boil you can turn them back to medium-low heat and let them simmer -- stir and add broth as needed. You will eventually use most of the broth.
• Cook for about 2 hours until the collards are good and tender.You can taste the broth thru-out the cooking and adjust seasonings to your own taste.