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ker sangri is a traditional Rajasthani sukha dish. Learn to make Rajasthani ker sangri sabzi.

A delightful bean and berry combo unique to Rajasthan, ker sangri is a traditional, spicy sabzi made with the ker berry and the sangri bean.

Cooked simply and easily with common ingredients like red chillies, carom seeds and a couple of spice powders. ker sangri is nevertheless extremely tasty, leaving a lingering taste on your tongue.

The addition of raisins brings out the brilliance of this ker sangri recipe, as it enhances the flavour of all the spicy ingredients while also providing sweet respites in every spoonful.

In Rajasthani homes, ker and sangri are often used to make a ker sangri sabzi.

To make ker sangri, normally any vegetable oil is used but we made it with coconut oil which is a much healthier alternative or use ghee.

ker sangri can be served with bajra roti, phulka or chawal.

Enjoy ker sangri recipe | Rajasthani ker sangri sabzi | traditional ker sangri | with step by step photos.

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Ker Sangri recipe - How to make Ker Sangri

Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients
Method

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  1. To make ker sangri sabzi, clean and soak the ker and sangri separately for 8 hours or overnight.
  2. Drain and wash again till clean.
  3. Combine the ker, sangri and salt along with 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
  4. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Drain the water and keep aside.
  5. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the carom seeds, asafoetida and red chillies and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
  6. Add the cooked ker-sangri, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, dried mango powder, raisins, dahi and a little salt, mix well.
  7. Cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
  8. Serve ker sangri sabzi immediately.

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  1. what is ker sangri made of ? See below image of list of ingredients for  ker sangri.

soaking ker
  1. Ker berry : Ker is a green berry like fruit of a thorny bush(capparis decidua) found in the arid parts of Rajastnan.It is very sour, and is commonly available during the months of April and May. Ker is a small moderate sized evergreen thorny tree, with slender branches armed with conical thorns and with light bluish-green foliage.
  2. Put 1/4th cup ker berries in a bowl.
  3. Wash ker berries 2 to 3 times to remove all the dirt. You can see the dirt.
  4. Washed ker berries. 
  5. Cover and soak ker berries for 8 hours or overnight.
  6. Berries after soaking. We soaked 1/3rd cup ker which has now become 3/4th cup. Note that we now need to wash this 2 to 3 times.
  7. Wash the ker berries 2 to 3 times in water till clean.
  8. Drain.
  9. Soaked and drained ker.

soaking sangri
  1. Sangri beans : Sangri or Prosopis cineraria is a small to medium size tree, found mainly in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan in India. Common names include: Ghaf (United Arab Emirates), khejri, jant/janti, sangri (Rajasthan), jand (Punjabi), kandi (Sind), Vanni (Tamil), sami, sumri (Gujarat). Its trade name is kandi. It grows in dry and arid regions of Arabia and in regions of India mainly Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Western Uttar Pradesh and drier parts of Deccan. 
  2. Put 1 cup sangri (sanger) in a bowl.
  3. Wash sangri beans in water 2 to 3 times to remove the dirt.
  4. Washed sangri.
  5. Cover and soak sangri for 8 hours or overnight.
  6. Sangri after soaking. We soaked 1 cup sangri which has now become 2 cups. Note that we now need to wash this 2 to 3 times.
  7. Wash the sangri 2 to 3 times in water till clean.
  8. Drain.
  9. Soaked and drained sangri.

cooking ker and sangri
  1. In a pressure cooker put 3/4th cup soaked, washed and drained ker.
  2. Add 2 cups soaked, washed and drained sangri (sanger). Note that 1 cup sangri becomes 2 cups after soaking.
  3. Add salt to taste. We added 1/4 tsp salt.
  4. Add 2 cups of water.
  5. Mix well.
  6. Pressure cook for 1 whistle.
  7. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
  8. Drain the water.
  9. Keep aside. Cooked ker and sangri.

making ker sangri
  1. To make ker sangri recipe | Rajasthani ker sangri sabzi | traditional ker sangri |  heat 2 tbsp coconut oil or oil in a broad non-stick pan. Use coconut oil for a healthier diet.
  2. Add 1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain).
  3. Add 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing).
  4. Add 2 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces.
  5. Sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
  6. Add the cooked ker-sangri.
  7. Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi).
  8. Add 2 tsp chilli powder.
  9. Add 1 tbsp coriander (dhania) powder.
  10. Add 1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur).
  11. Add 1 tablespoon raisins (kismis).
  12. Add 1 tablespoon curds (dahi ).
  13. Add salt to taste. We added 1/2 tsp salt.
  14. Mix well.
  15. Cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
  16. Serve ker sangri  | Rajasthani ker sangri sabzi | traditional ker sangri |  immediately.

tips for ker sangri
  1. Ker sangri is served with bajra roti. You could also server it roti or  jowar roti.
Accompaniments

Bhedawi Puri 
Dal Paratha, Healthy Green Moong Dal ka Paratha 
Hare Mutter ki Puri 
Missi Roti, Rajasthani Missi Roti 

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving
Energy78 cal
Protein0.3 g
Carbohydrates1.8 g
Fiber0.1 g
Fat7.8 g
Cholesterol0.6 mg
Sodium1 mg
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RECIPE SOURCE : Rajasthani CookbookBuy this cookbook
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Ker Sangri
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 on 02 Apr 21 07:10 PM


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03 Apr 21 02:21 PM
Ker Sangri
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 on 17 Jan 21 11:14 AM


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18 Jan 21 09:18 AM
Ker Sangri
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 on 26 Apr 17 01:03 PM


Please show all the receip of bikaneri food in Hindi
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Tarla Dalal    Hi, You can visit the hindi website for the same https://www.tarladalal.com/recipesinhindi.aspx
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26 Apr 17 05:15 PM
Ker Sangri
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 on 22 Mar 17 06:08 PM


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Ker Sangri
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 on 28 Mar 16 05:40 PM


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Tarla Dalal    Hi Anuradha , we are delighted you loved the Ker Sangri recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.
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29 Mar 16 09:47 AM
Ker Sangri
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 on 11 Mar 16 12:25 PM


i ate it.given by rajasthani neighbour.delicious
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Tarla Dalal    Thanks Navinbhai. We are delighted you loved the recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback. Happy Cooking.
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11 Mar 16 03:45 PM
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Payal Parikh 86
 on 03 Apr 15 12:25 PM


My family loves Sangri so I make this often for them, it has very less ingredients and yet taste fab !!
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