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Saag also spelled sag or saga, is a Indian Cuisine leafy vegetable dish eaten with bread, such as roti or naan, [1] [2] or in some regions with rice. Saag can be made from mustard greens , collard greens , basella or finely chopped broccoli along with added spices and sometimes other ingredients, such as chhena .
The serum-ascites albumin gradient or gap (SAAG) is a calculation used in medicine to help determine the cause of ascites. [1] The SAAG may be a better discriminant than the older method of classifying ascites fluid as a transudate versus exudate. [2] The formula is as follows: SAAG = (serum albumin) − (albumin level of ascitic fluid).
The dish is known as sarson ka saag in Hindi and Urdu, sarson da saag (or sareyan da saag in Punjabi, [7] [4] [8] sarsav nu shaak in Gujarati, [9] and sariso saag in Maithili. [10] Sarson, sarhon, sareyan, etc. derive from the Sanskrit word sarṣapa "mustard. [11] Saag/shaak derives from the Sanskrit word śāka "greens; vegetable leaves". [12]
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It is used to make a dish known as saag. The leaves are stir-fried with spices, chilli and diced garlic. A fermented dish known as masaura is also made by dipping the leaves in a lentil batter with spices and then dried in sun for some days. The fermented masaura can be made into a curry and served with rice.
Gundruk is obtained from the fermentation of leafy vegetables (saag; Nepali: साग). It is served as a side dish with the main meal and is also used as an appetizer. Gundruk is an important source of minerals, particularly during the off-season when the diet consists of mostly starchy tubers and maize, which tend to be low in minerals. [2]
The leaves are used in African cooking, [10] and all plant parts are used in Nepali cuisine, particularly in the mountain regions of Nepal, as well as in the Punjabi cuisine in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, where a dish called sarson da saag (mustard greens) is prepared. [11]
The terms palak chhena and saag chhena are sometimes used interchangeably in restaurants in the Anglosphere. However, saag chhena is different from traditional palak chhena in that it contains other green leafy vegetables, such as mustard greens, whereas palak paneer only contains spinach. [7] [8] [9] Dhaba restaurants often specialize in palak ...