Aalo Methi Sabzi
Aalo Methi Ki Sabzi, as the name suggests, is a very simple to make recipe made mainly from two ingredients, Aalo and Methi (Fenugreek Leaves). Methi Leaves is very nutritious and we should consume on regular basis. The recipe is very easy to make but it includes one of the tedious job of plucking out the leaves from its stem. It takes time but the hard work pays out well. Once the task of plucking the leaves is done, the other tasks are easy and take very less time. Even the people who are new to their kitchen can prepare it without any flaws. When I prepared it for the first time, it came out very well. Even my family members and friends were surprised with the taste of this recipe.Aalo Methi ki Sabzi can be made in two ways, with gravy and without gravy. Here I have prepared dry Aalo Methi. There is one more thing to note, that the Methi (Fenugreek Leaves) that we use can be of bitter taste. The bitterness can be judged only by tasting it. If your Methi Leaves are bitter, you can remove it by sprinkling some salt over the washed leaves and leaving it aside for around 15 minutes. Now a days the leaves are mostly not bitter. But in case if the case arises you can follow the above steps. In the below process I have not used boiled potatoes. If you wish you can use the boiled ones. In order to cook the potatoes fast, I have cut them into smaller pieces.Aalo Methi ki Sabzi can be served with Roti, Parantha or with any type of Rice dish.Please visit Aalo Methi Ki Sabzi with Gravy
Servings 3 servings
Calories
Ingredients:
- 3 medium Chopped Potatoes
- 2 cups Chopped Methi (Fenugreek Leaves)
- 1 Large Finely Chopped Onion (or 2 medium)
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
- 5 Cloves Finely Chopped Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Grated Ginger
- 1 medium Finely Chopped Tomato
- 2 small piece Dry Red Chilli
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 2 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder (Optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala (Optional)
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- Salt to Taste
Instructions:
- Pluck the Methi Leaves from the stem and put them in a large bowl filled with water. Leave it for 5 minutes so that the soil gets settled down. Take it out and wash them multiple times so that the dirt gets removed from it. You can add salt to the water as it helps in removing the dirt easily.
- Drain out the excess water and chop them into small pieces.
- Take the potatoes and peel out the outer layer. Wash them with water and cut it into small cube pieces of approx. 1 inch each.
- Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a kadai over medium flame. Add Cumin seeds and let it sizzle.
- Then add the Dry Red Chilli and sauté for 15-20 seconds..
- Add Chopped Onion. Mix it and fry until the onion becomes translucent.
- When the onion becomes translucent, add chopped garlic and ginger. Saute it for few seconds
- Now add the sliced potatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the potatoes become three-fourth cooked. Cover the pan with lid so that it gets cooked fast.
- Then add Chopped Tomatoes and salt over it. Mix them and cook till the tomatoes become soft.
- Add the spices such as Turmeric Powder, Red Chilli Powder and Coriander Powder.
- Cook the mixture for another 2-3 minutes so that the spices get cooked properly.
- Add the Chopped Methi Leaves and mix it properly. Cook it for another 5 minutes.
- Finally add Garam Masala and cook it for a minute.
- Switch of the stove after 1 minute. Aalo Methi is ready to be served.
- Serve it with your favourite Parantha or Roti. It can be served with any main course item along with other vegetables
Notes:
- After cutting the potatoes, put them in a bowl filled with water so that the colour of the potatoes doesn’t change.
- Salt in the above process can be added while cooking the potatoes so that it gets cooked fast.
- If the taste of the Methi Leaves are bitter. Add salt to it and leave it for 5 minutes. The bitterness will decrease.
- While plucking the leaves, pluck only the big leaves since the smaller ones are little bitter.
- In order to reduce the time of cooking, boiled potatoes can be used. For this the cooking of potatoes for a longer time will not be required. Add the boiled potatoes after the spices are added.
3 Comments
NEELU
(January 6, 2018 - 8:42 am)Its looking nice….maine v try kiya tha …..and its taste is different ….its very tasty & healthy recipe….
By Chits
(January 6, 2018 - 8:48 am)Thank You
Madhuri Rastogi
(January 6, 2018 - 10:51 am)Nutritious And Easy To Make ….Yummy