SAHEENA | SPINACH FRITTER

#SAHEENA #spinachfritter #bhajirecipe
Saheena is essentially a West Indian vegan, spinach fritter. Made with flour or ground split peas, spices and seasonings, it comes together quickly and so delicious. It is a popular snack/Trinidad street food eaten with mango or tamarind chutney.
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[@karminiparsan4440]

I have never used yeast in sahena..but I used it after seeing the video and I was very pleased with the result. It was lighter and remained crispy for a longer time. I will be doing it like this from now on. Thank you

[@CookingWithRia]

Appreciate your feedback. Others will certainly benefit. Thanks.

[@savitaapostol9121]

Looks yummy love from Australia

[@cherisahernandez6044]

Karmini, is your "yeast-free" recipe similar, just without the yeast?

[@richardrampersad1654]

YUM

[@beaukyle1721]

I dont mean to be off topic but does anyone know a way to log back into an Instagram account? I was dumb lost the password. I appreciate any help you can offer me

[@cherylannleader1902]

I made this along with the boiled mango chutney and it came out PERFECT! I thank you for sharing with us. I’m first American born in my family from Trinidad, but can give the culture a true run for their money thanks to people like you! Thank you truly for all you do! 💓 🇹🇹 💓

[@rayanngrant239]

I learnt so much from you through this channel. Everything is so simple to follow. Thank you!

[@kittycouture9643]

Hi Ria! Love that you are coming through with the vegan recipes, thank you! This is a family affair and I just love it!

[@laurensusanclark3683]

I love cooking an I admire your delicious recipes as well as your personality. You are also polite yet informative. God bless you 🙏🏽😘👍🏾

[@irmamoses1431]

Always a delight to be in Ria's kitchen, hats off to all the aunties, thanks for sharing God bless you all stay safe !!

[@deborahhenderson2506]

Brings back fond memories of buying this at street corners in Port of Spain..Thanks so much for the recipe dear Ria..love and light always Debbie from London xx

[@linethfraser7297]

Love how your videos are easy to understand Love when you involve the family

[@musiclover77534]

Thank you Ria! This is not only amazing food, but heartwarming family memories you are making. Love the conversation going on, the unique Trini talk and accent. Bless you all, esp you, lovely lady. X

[@CookingWithRia]

Thank you kindly and blessings to you as well.

[@vrijmatipersaud1256]

love your way of cooking, clean, neat

[@jenniferalexander7259]

I love all your dishes and you make it so simple to follow this is going to be a must try thank you.

[@limarichardson5275]

So delicious looking..Saheena is my favorite can't wait to try making it.I no longer will have to wait to go home to get it .Thank you for sharing

[@inamculla902]

Makes my mouth water thank you for sharing the recipe will make on week end

[@patricia-annecockburn9656]

I am definitely going to make this for sure!!! Thanks Ria!!😊❤️😊

[@MyRobin38]

This is not just about a recipe, but more about love. Thanks for bring back such fond memories 🙂

[@CookingWithRia]

Thank you. 🥰😘

[@MyRobin38]

@@CookingWithRia keep making those beautiful duties 🥘😊

[@user-fz1px8hd8q]

Hi

[@user-fz1px8hd8q]

❤🎉😍😋😋😋😛♥️🤙🤚🫲🫱

[@jenellenivet1215]

Looks delicious 😋 would be trying it thanks for sharing👍

[@chrisj2511]

Ok now I'm motivated to try it! Looks delish - many thx!

[@andyphagoo8886]

Thank you so much for posting this awesome video Ria. It looks amazing... lots of love from Toronto Canada

[@ritaramroop9278]

Interesting new ideas for saheena to try looks really good

[@stacyc6968]

I’m going to try this on Saturday! Thank you

[@tanyarowell1670]

Omg it looks soooo good. I cant wait to try and make this😁

[@nataliepope3286]

These look delicious. Thanks Ria😋

[@Islandash]

So awesome you have family close by. Saheena is one of my favorite. I will try this recipe.

[@manjas]

wow !!!!! spinach Pakoda looksSo yummy

[@angellaoutram8122]

I remember making this with my mom who have since passed. I enjoyed looking at your video.

[@shirlyn74]

Great video Ria. Going to try this and give you some feedback. I'd love to see a video for the rolled version too which is my favourite. Thanks.

[@willisbabb5996]

Enjoy watching your videos bring back memories love the unity of families

[@deboraalexis4016]

They look yummy!❤🌹

[@karminiparsan4440]

My favourite fried snack..with tamarind chutney👍👍👍

[@barbaradaniels7719]

Yay!! The auntie is here in the kitchen again. Lucky us. I like watching your videos and learning new recipes. I live in Florida but am Jamaican the recipes have given me lots of new cooking moments to try as I experiment in my own kitchen. WITH THE AUNTIE and of course Ria. Thanks. More AUNTIE please!!.😊

[@maggieseebalack5272]

Looks deliciously thank you.

[@ninivaangelawilliams9158]

I am going to try this looks delicious

[@allihenderson7955]

😋 😋 😋 love this video

[@joanballiram420]

Looks amazing

[@bibikhan5325]

I have never eaten this. But now I see I will,she . Thanks for sharing

[@alyssaquinton2267]

Love all your videos learned so much from you 💕

[@nancea7713]

Good morning Ria, Hope all is well. I have to say...I have tried many of your recipes and they all came out perfectly, never had to add anything more or less to the measurements. Now my husband is nagging for me to make this lol...will do over the weekend..thank u for sharing and I just adore your mom and aunties. Keep well. 🇹🇹🇺🇸NY

[@srobinson4050]

Omg Ria this brings back so much memories for me. My dad and I always got this every Sunday morning in the market . I have to make it.

[@CookingWithRia]

Aww how sweet. Hope you enjoy !

[@roloskitime]

Looking so good 😋 Thank you for the recipe 💪 Bless

[@knowledge_knowsblake7396]

Yours is an excellent addition to my lineup. Glad I found you. Great cooking, caribbean queen! :-)

[@CookNComedy]

Amazing recipe looks delicious cant wait to try it on my channel 😋

[@carolegrogan3448]

Looks Delicious.

[@bettysolomon910]

My people my people so proud of you all will definitely try this i miss the taste of my country so much

[@sansha1208]

Thank you, sooo much for sharing!🤩 Dear Aunty, I love your beautiful hands!!🥰 Keep well. All the very best from Niagara Falls, Ontario 🇨🇦 Love these savoury treats! 🇬🇾

[@beasnestandhoney1928]

Mouth is watering! Oh yes!

[@ericpremchanjagdeo8588]

Wow it look so good

[@ruthnettles1677]

Great!!I love saheena,,when I’m in New York,I have to go to Queens to get the best ones,can’t wait to try the recipes 👍🏽

[@CookingWithRia]

Hope you enjoy! 🌷

[@anais9042]

Yum yum just in time I finally have some fresh Bhaji and wanted to try saheena I don’t know how I didn’t see this video in time I literally made your aloo pie recipe yesterday instead, came out perfect as always.

[@juliaskiff1565]

Wow I never tasted it with frozen spinach I will try it just to see the difference in taste. Thank you for sharing your recipe.

[@sandramahadeo4910]

Hi Ria just great I does make when the children want I love your family they are really amazing enjoy your weekend and you and your family stay safe bye.

[@CookingWithRia]

Thanks Sandra! You too!

[@williamstrachan7714]

I love the rolled saheena and I would love that recipe please

[@prandairamcharan5246]

Looking great

[@carenjoseph4867]

Yes! Thank you

[@malabhagwandeen5116]

Looks so good I made with patchoi n kale

[@abdulrokib786]

Yes please to see the rolled version. Can I also request for pepper sauce recipe please Aunty. I’m British Bangladeshi but I feel so close to Trinidad in terms of people and food. I love it. We have so much similarities in terms of the names of our food and the utensils we use (even their names)

[@deborahridgeway8548]

Tia thank you for all your recipes with such detailed makes my life much easier to achieve a much better cook method.

[@diamondclark1245]

Blessings too you Mrs. Ria so happy too be tuning in.

[@annmariejitlal150]

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[@susanjoseph345]

Thank you simplifying the process of making Saheena. It looks so delicious 🤤

[@neomihinds5328]

Hi ria you make everything looks so simple nice

[@veronicaprince6977]

Thanks aunty i love it must try it love

[@lelaboodhoo9149]

LOOKS DELICIOUS MOUTH IS WATERING

[@sonjapeters1970]

Ria these were delicious 🤤

[@Reza-1223]

I always admire it more whenever you have your Aunts involved in cooking with you. I like when the older folks share their knowledge of cooking. Beautiful. I don't think this is known in Guyana but I'm not sure. It's looking real delicious and satisfying. I love tamarind or mango sour.😁🙏😁🇬🇾👍❤

[@CookingWithRia]

Thanks! Wish I could have them on more but because of Covid we’ve had to distance ourselves! Appreciate you stopping by!

[@nadiamungal8653]

Yummy good job guys keep it up lovely 🥰

[@cynthiawilliams4723]

Good eating love it

[@alimakhan9941]

Thanks for sharing😊

[@karminiparsan4440]

Tried the sahena again using the yeast...so the 1st time was not a fluke because it came out great again. I forgot to mention that I used split peas powder both times. Just goes to show that you're never too old to learn new tricks. Thanks again👌👌

Amazing 😋😋😋👍👍👍

[@annalisamohammed7773]

Looking good

[@janelleali47]

Great job!

[@lisas.1681]

Love that you kept some of the convo - your aunt and mom’s voices 😍😍. Love the recipe - love to eat saheena - never made tho

[@CookingWithRia]

Thank you. 🌷

[@Reza-1223]

Deliciously looking sis . Beautiful and simple recipe. Enjoy.❤💯💯🙏🙏👍👍🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🙏🙏👍

[@CookingWithRia]

Thank you!

[@vrijmatipersaud1256]

Delish!!

[@strongz3064]

Youall are to wicked! Youall are having my mouth watering as my taste buds are going crazy and my stomach getting hungry. Gonna get my mom and i to try this recipe. Great job!

[@trishdafryck9736]

Looks delicious 😋👍🇹🇹

[@CookingWithRia]

Thank you 😋

[@vashtieramcharan1827]

Thank you aunty now I know how to ball them out,that part was a bit difficult for me looks very delicious and crispy👌Happy Diwali 👐

[@rayrayrules11]

Yummm!! I’m fiji-Indian and my mum would call this bhaijia but call saina the one the is rolled. For bhaijia mum will use chopped spinach but saina has to be taro leaves and has smears the leaves with a spice paste, then it is rolled up.

[@teresita1320]

I'm from Suriname and I don't know bhajija. No one in the family made this vegetarian delicacy. Know saheena and it is also made in Suriname from an urdi spice paste which is spread on a taro leaf. My mother used large taro leaves. She cut off the thick veins of each leaf, so that the leaf was divided in two. She smeared 1 half leaf with the paste, put another half leaf on it, which she also smeared, the top leaf was not smeared. She made a layer of 4 or 5 half leaves and cut pieces across the width of the leaf and fried the pieces in hot oil.

[@CurriesWithBumbi]

So nice to see all your relatives getting together and participating in the kitchen. Wish my relatives were living near me . Miss them very much . Whenever I go to India we all get together and cook like this. Your video brought tears to my eyes as my aunt has so much resemblance with your aunt. Never used yeast in my bhajis. Looks similar to palak pakora though I use besan (gram flour). Is the pui saag from your garden Ria? I love Pui saag .

[@CookingWithRia]

Hi Bumbi. I know the feeling. We don’t get together as much nowadays due to the circumstances. I hope you will be reunited with your family soon. Sending love and hugs. Yes, the poui and eddoes leaves were from my garden. I was experimenting with the latter and it turned out great. Like others, had no idea that the leaves of the eddoes plant were edible until my aunt picked it and said to use it. Btw I don’t know what you call eddoes India?

[@CurriesWithBumbi]

Thanks my dear Ria. I also haven’t seen edoes leaves before.

[@shabannaali-hosein6091]

I tried your recipe. My saheena came out great. Best recipe.

[@CookingWithRia]

Thanks so much! Enjoy one for me. ❤️

[@susanknights7180]

Very good👌👍

[@trini2deeboneify]

So sweet cooking with Auntie...I’ll try this recipe. Ria...you taught me how to make Dalphourie roti...if I spelled that correctly...🤔 😁 your instructions are the best! Ty for sharing.😋

[@CookingWithRia]

Thank you! Appreciate hearing that very much! 🌷

[@rheajagasar1990]

Love rolled up Saheena. Please share a video.

[@nalinir5092]

Nice one. I use escarole and it works great also. I usually make the blended mango chutney cuz I can’t seem to get the boiled mango chutney to taste good so will have to check out your recipe next time.

[@CookingWithRia]

Thanks. Do give it a try! So tasty!

[@bhanmatieramcharan4396]

Awwn I love your saheena my kind

[@romiebalrup5138]

Always adore you Ria...saheena looks delicious ..beautiful indeed

[@merilynl936]

lovely😊💕

[@priyasantaram6843]

Guyana

[@Crabtree1844]

I'm curbing on Ria's sidewalk for a taste of this fritter or for leftovers.

[@annatorres79]

thank you for this my autistic son loves them I had to roast bell peppers because he dose not care for spicy but again I really loved these so thank you he is picky and he ate it with out complaint

[@ruthnettles1677]

Nothing wrong with d colour Auntie 👍🏽

[@ruthnettles1677]

Aunty hands versed in making dem sahenna patties

[@jaymiealcantara4992]

Ria? Can I just say I cannot stop watching your videos. I love your tutorials. One question though…if using frozen spinach, would I thaw it out room temperature or microwave it as instructed on the box?

[@CookingWithRia]

Thanks! Thaw at room temp is best.

[@vrijmatipersaud1256]

Nicee

[@yugeshwarisingh3790]

Ria u do a wonderful job God bless u n fam. Keep those videos coming girl. Oh do u live in Queens ? Cuz i do thx fo Rr all those awesome recipes ..i've made quite a few n it really delicious .i share ur videos all over the world. I am a senior u wont like to guess my age k bye dear !

[@tessanahuggins6746]

Plz do a recipe for the roll up as well

[@estersooknanan9939]

Looks scrumptious, didn’t know eddoes leaves were edible.Hmmmm

[@aviesharagbir2014]

Looks really good. Wouldn't the eddoes leaves be tough? Beautiful serving trays

[@cherisahernandez6044]

Is the yeast necessary? Can it be omitted or substituted?

[@norske5679]

Dear Ria, thank you for sharing your yummie recipes with us! Due to the time difference I always watch your vid’s at night before I go to sleep. And I get so hungry😂🤣😂. I’m also from the Caribbean but I’m living for many many years in The Netherlands. I love to see the family gatherings and the cooking together. It reminds me of cooking together with my late Mom. Precious times! Once again thank you! Keep safe and blessings to you and your family!🌹♥️😘🥰😘

[@CookingWithRia]

Thank so much! 😀🌷

[@richardrampersad1654]

I COOKING WIT YOUR RECIPE SINCE TRINIDAD 🇹🇹 AND AH BUY AH NAPARIMA GIRLS COOK BOOK... LISTEN NAH GHUL DEY EH WANT NOTHING WIT ME NOW...... RIA U IS BOSS AND ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC

[@CookingWithRia]

Thanks again!! 💕

[@richardrampersad1654]

OPEN AH RESTAURANT AH KNO YUH GO BE AH MILLIONAIRE.. U LOOK TREMENDOUSLY PPL ORIENTED.. U HAVE A PASSION FUH COOKING AND A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE AND KNOW HOW.. OPEN AH RESTAURANT GHUL WITH YOUR STANDARD ORIGINALITY AND RICH AUTHENTICITY NOBODY CUD TOUCH YUH.... EVEN AH GOOD TRINIDAD BAKERY CAKE AND PASTRY SHOP.. WILL DO EXCELLENT I GO PAINT IT NICE FUH YUH WITH NICE BIG PICS OF LARA. JENELLE. GISELLE.. IAN BISHOP AND NOOR HASSANALI... GHUL YUH IS WORLD CLASS AND YUH DESERVES WORLD RECOGNITION..... LOL AH LIKE HOW YUH AUNTY TAKING AN MAKING NOTES...

[@annmariehazzard9669]

Yes can I see the recipe please

[@yepnowletussee6702]

Saw this and thought oh this looks good but it is blank... can you just put the recipe up and I can go from there as it has so many great reviews . Thank you. Take that back,, just found it.. Great..