‘Soya Saag Aloo’ or potatoes with dill greens is an aromatic stir fry with pungent flavors and pairs beautifully with tawa paranthas, theplas, puris and rice. Cooking this soya saag aloo is not too tricky and not too easy either as washing and cleaning of sua leaves is a bit tedious job, but once you make and taste this stir fry….you would feel that all that hard work was truly worth. The aroma of garlic, ginger and fresh seasonal dill leaves is mesmerizing and once you have the clean chopped dill greens, remaining recipe is a breeze.
Did you know, ‘Dill Greens’ belong to the celery family and have a lingering taste and aroma. Hence the leaves are usually used to flavor soups, salads, dips and even used in pulao making like the Persian Shivid Polow ! The seeds are used to extract oil and also to spice up the dishes.
Besides, dill has a number of benefits and incorporating it into a regular diet is essential to keep healthy. It helps fight various diseases such as cold, arthritis, dysentery and diarrhea. Especially for females, dill is a great natural source of regulating menstrual cycles.