Jaju Recipe

Jaju is a Bhutanese soup that is made with different types of vegetables like- spinach, bitter ground, pumpkin, dandelion leaves, bamboo shoots, seaweed and milk or cheese. Bhutanese people eat this dish with rice. So we provided two vegetables jaju recipe. That is-

Ingredients

1. Spinach ( 200 gram )
2. Garlic cloves ( 14 )
3. Tomato ( 1 )
4. Onion ( 1 )
5. Green chillies ( 5 )
6. Sunflower oil ( 1/4 cup )
7. Cow milk ( 2 cup )
8. Water ( 2 cup )
9. Salt ( 1 tsp or as your taste )

Methods

• Firstly, cut the spinach, tomato, onion, and green chilies into small pieces.
• Then, crush the garlic cloves.
• Then, put the sunflower oil, onion, crushed garlic cloves, tomato, green chili, water, salt in the pan and cook it for 3 minutes.
• Then, add the milk, spinach to the pan and cook it for 5 minutes.
• Lastly, serve this healthy Bhutanese jaju with rice.

Bitter Ground Jaju Recipe

Bitter ground jaju is another Bhutanese vegetable soup that is a very unique taste. So the recipe of this dish is-

Ingredients

1. Large bitter ground ( 1 )
2. Garlic cloves ( 5 )
3. Onion ( 1 )
4. Green chillies ( 2 )
5. Slice cheese ( 1.5 )
6. Sunflower oil ( 3 tbsp )
7. MSG ( 1 pinch )
8. Water ( 3 cups )
9. Salt ( 1/2 tsp or as your taste )

Methods

• Firstly, cut the onion, and green chilies into small pieces.
• Then, crush the garlic cloves.
• Then, remove the seeds of the bitter ground.
• Then, wash the bitter ground very well.
• Then, cut the bitter ground into small pieces.
• Then, put the sunflower oil, onion, crushed garlic cloves, bitter ground, green chili in the pan and fry it for 3 minutes.
• Then, add the water, salt to the pan and cook it for 5 minutes.
• Then, again add the slice cheese, MSG to the pan and cook it for 3 minutes.
• Lastly, serve this Bhutanese bitter ground jaju with rice.

Dandelion Leaves Jaju Recipe

Dandelion leaves jaju is a very healthy Bhutanese soup. So the recipe of this dish is-

Ingredients

1. Dandelion leaves ( 150 grams )
2. Garlic paste ( 1 tbsp )
3. Ginger paste ( 1 tbsp )
4. Tomato ( 1 )
5. Chili flakes ( 1 tsp )
6. Feta cheese ( 1/2 cup )
7. Sunflower oil ( 1/2 cup )
8. Water ( 3.5 cups )
9. Salt ( 1 tsp or as your taste )

Methods

• Firstly, cut the tomato and dandelion leaves into small pieces.
• Then, put the sunflower oil, tomato, dandelion leaves, garlic paste, ginger paste, chili flakes, salt in the pan and fry it for 3 minutes.
• Then, again add the feta cheese, water to the pan and cook it for 4 minutes.
• Lastly, serve this healthy Bhutanese dandelion leaves jaju with rice.

Seaweed Jaju Recipe

Seaweed jaju is another healthy and delicious jaju . So the recipe of this dish is-

Ingredients

1. Dried seaweed flakes ( 1 cup )
2. Onion ( 1 )
3. Garlic cloves ( 5 )
4. Green chillies ( 3 )
5. Feta cheese ( 1/2 cup )
6. Sunflower oil ( 1/3 cup )
7. Water ( 3.5 cups )
8. Salt ( 1 tsp or as your taste )

Methods

• Firstly, cut the onion, and green chilies into small pieces.
• Then, crush the garlic cloves.
• Then, soak the dried seaweed flakes in the water for 15 minutes.
• Then, strain the seaweed with a strainer.
• Then, put the sunflower oil, onion, crushed garlic cloves, green chili, water, salt in the pan and cook it for 3 minutes.
• Then, add the feta cheese, soaked seaweed to the pan and cook it for 5 minutes.
• Lastly, serve this healthy and delicious Bhutanese seaweed jaju.

The above recipes are all Bhutanese easy and quick jaju recipe. So we can cook this healthy, easy and quick dish at home by following the above recipes and enjoy this dish during the winter season.

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