What is the English name for it?
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Google says it's called amaranth greens
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& what is it? Where it is used? Any idea?
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What am I missing here?
Channai?
Aren't those Garbaonzo beans?
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No, its not channay. Its cholai. I myself never heard of it before either.
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Can you at least describe it? Is it a leafy vegetable or a grain or a bean? You've spelled it cholai and the first thought I had was cholay (garbanzo beans/chick peas) just like Muniya. The spelling in Roman English isn't very helpful.
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Cholai is a leafy green that looks similar to baby spinach.
It's used and cooked in a similar way to spinach or sarson ka saag.
Supposed to be very good for you.
This might help with pronunciation: cho-la'ee or with a slight w thrown in "chawla'ee"
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Yeah... what muzna said. It doesn't taste as good as spinach though.
Agree with muzna...
Cholayee ka saag,.. hideous dish.
The leaf tastes horrible.
Eww. Just. Eww
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never heard of it! i thought you were referring to garbanzo beans too. is it an urdu speaking or punjabi dish?
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is it an urdu speaking or punjabi dish?
Dunno......I'll have to pay more attention the next time it speaks to me....
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very funny
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They don't mean Choolay which are the chickpeas but cholai, which are a leafy green vegetable. Amarnth Leaf is right!
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Cholaa-ee sag is brilliant. It tastes more like sarson kaa saag than palak ka saag.
I am sure not many of you have heard of Qulfaa, then
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Chaulai is a saag…leaves are cooked just like chana saag. chaulaaii is kinda weed that grows abundantly in India / Pakistan during rainy season. it’s cooked in mustard oil with crushed red chili and salt [to your taste]. usually, it’s eaten with Baajre kii roTii [millet bread].
i used to love it when i was a kid.
here is a pic of chaulaaii leaves:
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Cholaa-ee sag is brilliant. It tastes more like sarson kaa saag than palak ka saag.
I am sure not many of you have heard of Qulfaa, then
and, i'm sure you never heard of 'bathua saag' either...haha
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^ I must admit that I never heard of Bathua Saag
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^ I must admit that I never heard of Bathua Saag
Bathuaa is similar to Kulfaa saag but it's leaves are somewhat larger and less succulent.
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KKF, DO you know if any of these saags (leaves) are available in USA/Canada?
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KKF, DO you know if any of these saags (leaves) are available in USA/Canada?
yes...i once saw chaulai and chana saag in one of the Indian Stores in Brampton, a predominantly Sikh Town. Punjabis [Sikhs] love it.