Saturday, October 12, 2013

Aloo Methi

Overview
A delicious dish made with potatoes and fenugreek leaves. Fenugreek leaves(Methi leaves) does have unique bitter taste and aroma. You can  change the ratio of potatoes to methi leaves to your taste.  A good side dish that goes well with chapati or any Indian breads.

Aloo Methi


Ingredients
Methi leaves - cleaned and chopped 4 cups
Potatoes - 2 medium. diced to small cubes
Red Onion  1 - finely chopped
Ginger 1 inch  finely chopped
Garlic  - 5 cloves - finely chopped
Red chilly powder - 1 teaspoon
Black pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Olive oil - 3 tablespoons
Salt to taste

Steps
1. Cook the diced potatoes in 1/4 cup water turmeric and salt.
2. When the potatoes are cooked add the chopped fenugreek leaves(Methi leaves) to this mix well and cook few minutes till the methi leaves are cooked. Keep aside.
3. Heat oil in another pan. when the oil gets hot add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add the cumin seeds  to this
4. Add the finely chopped onions, ginger and garlic to this oil mixture. Saute till the onions is light brown. Add the chilly powder, coriander powder and pepper powder to this. saute few minutes,
5. Add the cooked fenugreek leaves and potatoes to this and saute till all liquid is evaporated.

Serve hot with Chapati or any Indian bread.




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