Pita Saga Bati Basa Recipe
Pita saga (glinus oppositifolius) bati basa – Pita saga (glinus oppositifolius) is cooked in a coarsely pounded mustard-garlic green chilli paste along with chopped eggplant, tomato and potato.
The botanical name of the pita saga is Glinus oppositifolius. Glinus oppositifolius is an erect or almost prostrate, much-branched annual herb. This annual herb is bitter in taste and reputed to exhibit anti-diabetes and anti-microbial properties.
In Odisha state of Indian subcontinent, the bitter tasting leafy greens are known as ‘pita saga’ or ‘pita gahama’ locally. The odia word ‘pita’ means bitter. Since the taste is bitter, so these are assigned with a name as pita saga. Bati basa is an odia cooking technique where all the ingredients are mixed together and then cooked in very slow flame. So below is the step by step method of preparation of the pita saga bati basa.
Serve Pita Saga Bati Basa along with Steamed Rice and Kachumber salad for a weekday lunch.
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