The Ultimate Bhagi (spinach) Recipe | CaribbeanPot.com

Get my cookbook @ www.CaribbeanPo... #spinach #recipe #caribbean Learn how simple it is to master cooking Bhagi (Spinach) as it's done in the Caribbean, especially Trinidad and Tobago. With quick step by step instruction by Chris De La Rosa you easily improve your cooking skills.
1/2 lb malabar spinach
2-3 lbs pakchoi
1 lb spinach
1 lb swiss chard
1 large onion
10-12 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup coconut milk
2-3 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup prepared salted fish (cod or pollock)
1 scotch bonnet pepper
3-4 pimento peppers (aka seasoning peppers)
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[@michaelpenco546]

Chris, greetings. Hope you don't mind if i share some facts with you. Bhaji and Spinach though from the same family are entirely different to each other. Bhaji comes in two varities and is also known as slender or green amaranth. The botanical classification for it is Amaranthus Viridis. Spinach is classified as Spincia Oleracea. The Jamaicans use the Bhaji plant in their callaloo while in Trinidad we use the dasheen or Taro leaves. Now with all things said, RUN TING NAH?

[@caribbeanpot]

while what you say got some merit... most Trinbagonians refer to any leafy greens as bhagi - it goes back to our association with our Indentured past. So for example, the Malabar spinach is known as Poi bhagi. It may well be a general term and not specific to a certain spinach. Additionally, dasheen bush (Taro) is also know as dasheen bush bhagi.

[@michaelpenco546]

@@caribbeanpot Perhps , but not all. We have become enlightened and our supermarkets now have them both lying side by side , so most of us know. Nevertheless, that was only sent to enlighten and not debate. Peace.

[@caribbeanpot]

@@michaelpenco546 I welcome conversation, only you see debate as it questions your initial post. Maybe you can find a definition (scientific) for bhagi? That would be a good starting point as I too would like to learn the origin of the word and how it applies to the different greens we associate it to. Additionally, when we started using it in Trinidad and Tobago. Chorai (Jamaican callaloo - btw several verities), Dasheen Bush (Taro), Poi (Malabar), Pak Choi.. all lovingly called bhagi. Maybe the word bhagi applies to the dish, rather than the ingredient used?

[@lindsayparag8712]

@@caribbeanpot Chris, I think you may be correct in assuming it’s the name of the dish and not the plant itself, hence the reason in Trinidad all green leafy veges that can be “steamed or boiled down” gets called bhagi. Chorai, dasheen bush but I’ve never heard pakchoi called bhagi before 🤔 I guess as generations passed along from our ancestors the actually meaning of bhagi got lost somewhere along the lineages

[@caribbeanpot]

@@lindsayparag8712 agree.. but the poster initial comment got flaws as well.

[@jelinthemix]

My ultimate favorite dish of all time.

[@caribbeanpot]

2nd after baigan choka

[@kevonabdool1202]

I love watching you cook my brother!! Your dishes always look amazing! Keep up the great work

[@caribbeanpot]

much luv for the kind support

[@suzyhur8161]

@@caribbeanpot I think someone's pretending to be you on the channel by including their whatsapp number in a reply and using your pic! People can be so mischievous!

[@kintukteekreetukpum]

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[@zoe-annlynch421]

Looks so good 😋 I need some now! thanks for the recipe!

[@caribbeanpot]

you're welcome

[@larrymcmakin1153]

That looks amazing! I love leafy greens. I'll be trying this.

[@caribbeanpot]

enjoy

[@suzyhur8161]

I'm Jamaican so this "Bhagi" dish is new to me but I would definitely try it! Personally, I prefer my cooked veggies to have a crunchy texture, however, I can appreciate the traditional soft cooked versions as well.

[@B_Rye15]

BHAGI BOYY!!!! 😋😋😁 Uncle Chris, this is one of my all-time favorite sides. Sooo good!

[@caribbeanpot]

I cud eat this everyday yea

[@naddiasanichara3863]

I have rice mouth that with some rice boy it looks good

[@rosabelgrave]

Looks delicious love my leafy greens

[@triciaedwards135]

I in even watch out the video but I luv all those greens luv the ultimate bhagi

[@caribbeanpot]

thanks kindly

[@nicolewong9488]

The Indian bhaji I know of is a spiced batter where onions and spinach are added & fried in small round shapes. I guess this is unique to Trinidad. The dish looks flavourful however.

[@yvonnerobinson8352]

That's a delicious looking pot of bhagi!

[@caribbeanpot]

thank you

[@suziehinds4064]

Yummy

[@colleenthomas7700]

Ever tried this with salt beef instead of saltfish? Yum.

[@purpledohboy]

where do you get your seeds for growing pimento and that?

[@caribbeanpot]

store

[@timcloonan]

If Okra added soak in vineger first so it won't get gooey

[@DonaDavis]

Wouldn't a pressure çooker be faster? Do you ever use a pressure cooker?

[@caribbeanpot]

I have a couple - for a dish like this, you don't need it. My mom's tip is to never cover the pot when cooking bhagi as it only helps to develop more liquid. Back to the PC.. not my thing, so very rare do I ever use one. Even the electric ones.

[@matthewelmakias3667]

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[@BB25_25]

Was waiting for you to acknowledge this is an Indian dish, did I miss it? You never seem to acknowledge when the cuisine is Indian. Bhaji is literally an Indian word.

[@natashaalfred2645]

Babita2311. You may have missed Chris mention about the Indian origin of this bhaji dish at the end of the video.

[@caribbeanpot]

I am not from India, the food I prepare is what I grew up eating (how we cook it in the Caribbean).. that said if you pay attention I do mention the dish/es possible roots. BTW the same could be said for a West African origin, except for the name as in parts of Arica 'greens", including cassava leaves are cooked down similarly as a dish. BTW did you know that many "Indian" dishes you speak about did NOT originate in India, but by the conquers that came in the past?

[@caribbeanpot]

@@natashaalfred2645 thank you.. dey quick to find fault.

[@BB25_25]

@@caribbeanpot what dishes did I speak of? Literally if you’re using an Indian word for it though, it came from India, not inspired by as I hear a lot of ppl say, actually Indian. India is a very diverse country especially in terms of food from different regions. Most ppl don’t even realise that countries like Trinidad have huge Indian populations. Idk about west Africa but having a different name for a dish isn’t the same as literally using the Indian name for these dishes and trying to state it’s not even indian but a take on Indian food. Smh

[@caribbeanpot]

@@BB25_25 lets make it easy for you to understand what I said. The word Bhagi - can you tell me what it means? As you refer to it (word not dish) being indian. While you're at it show me where I once said a dish I made with Indian roots is NOT indian? I acknowledge my CARIBBEAN heritage above ALL ELSE! But I never forget where my forefathers may have originated from. Back to my question - what does Bhaji mean?