Loonak~ Purslane Or Kulfa Saag
Loonak of Kulfa cooked in onion tomato base, with chana dal and mung dal chilka, a Sindhi style Kulfa Saag recipe!
Ingredients
  • 1 large bunch of Lunak
  • 10-15 Spinach leaves
  • ½ Cup Chana daal
  • ¼ Cup Mung Dal Chilka
  • 2 Medium sized Onions
  • 2 small Tomatoes
  • 3 Green Chillies (adjust as per taste)
  • ΒΌ inch piece of Ginger
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1 Tbsp Oil
For Tempering
  • 1 Tbsp oil/Ghee
  • 4-5 cloves of Garlic
  • 1 Dry red chilli pounded or some chilli flakes
Method
  1. Soak chana dal and Mung dal chilka in water for half an hour. Rinse and drain.
  2. Pick Purslane (Loonak) leaves. Can use stems if tender, else discard.
  3. Discard spinach stems.
  4. Wash Purslane and spinach well and roughly chop.
  5. Peel and chop onions.
  6. In a pressure cooker, heat oil and add cumin seeds.
  7. Add onions and cook till light brown.
  8. Add chopped tomatoes, chillies, ginger and salt. Cook on medium to high heat till tomatoes are mushy.
  9. Add dals, greens, turmeric powder and coriander powder and mix well.
  10. Cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes and then add 1 and half cup of water.
  11. Close the lid of the cooker and wait for a whistle.
  12. Lower the heat and cook under pressure for 15 minutes.
  13. When the pressure subsides, gently mash the greens with a wooden whisker (Mathni) making sure to not mash all of the chanadal.
  14. In a tadka pan, heat ghee/oil and add chopped garlic.
  15. When the garlic turns brown, switch off the heat and immediately add chilli flakes and pour the tadka over the saag. Cover with lid.
  16. If the texture appears to be non homogenous ( i.e if you can see water separating at the edges) add 1 tbsp of Jowar flour and whisk well again.
  17. Adjust the consistency and simmer for 5 minutes.
  18. Tastes best with Chhuri Khichdi (Khili khilli khichdi i.e rice and mung dal chilka boiled in water with salt, till soft and fluffy), roti or even with Dhodho (patted roti made from Jowar or rice flour)
Recipe by at https://sindhirasoi.com/2026/06/loonak-purslane-or-kulfa-saag-recipe/