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Methi Malai Matar

Posted by on Jul 17, 2011 in Featured, Veggie Entrees & Sides | 20 comments


I have tasted this Methi malai matar in my friend’s place and I loved it. Methi has so much of medicinal value and methi with malai is really delicious to eat. This is a very easy and simple dish.

Time of Preparation : 25 minutes
Spice level : 3
No of Servings : 3

Ingredients:

  • Methi leaves – 1 bunch
  • Green Peas (boiled) – 1 cup
  • Fresh cream – 1 cup
  • Onion (finely chopped) (medium size) – 1
  • Ginger garlic paste – 1 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Dry Mango powder – 1 tsp
  • Oil – 3 tbsp

Method of Preparation:

  1. Chop the methi leaves and soak them in salt water for 10 minutes so that the bitterness will be removed.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds followed by the chopped onions.
  3. Fry them till they become translucent and add the ginger garlic paste.
  4. Sautee them for 2 minutes and add the methi leaves.
  5. Fry them for 7 minutes and add the red chilli powder followed by dry mango powder and garam masala.
  6. Fry for 2 minutes and then add the green peas.
  7. Now add little water and salt.
  8. Then add the fresh cream after 5 minutes.
  9. Let it boil for another 5 minutes and remove from the heat.
  10. Serve hot with chappathi

Note:

  • Check for the salt because if we soak methi leaves in water it will have some salt already.

20 Comments

  1. Shobha / July 17, 2011

    Looks Yum !
    I love the methi flavour.

  2. Hari Chandana / July 17, 2011

    Woww..looks soo delicious and creamy.. simply inviting dear.. Yummy !!

  3. Anu / July 17, 2011

    rich, creamy and healthy……..

  4. Vimitha / July 17, 2011

    Looks so creamy and yummy…

  5. Priya Sreeram / July 17, 2011

    this is one gravy my hubby is fond of- ur version looks very good !

  6. Anu / July 17, 2011

    hey do you live in East Lansing, I live in Lansing …..nice to knw you…

    • arthi / September 13, 2011

      Nice to know you..My friend Shriya lives in East Lansing.

  7. Sharmilee / July 18, 2011

    Such creamy n yummy curry, luv ur version

  8. Vinu / July 18, 2011

    Looks yummy!! Can I use dry methi leaves??

    • arthi / July 18, 2011

      Hey Vinu,
      Thanks..You can use fresh or frozen methi leaves but not dry.

  9. jeyashrisuresh / July 18, 2011

    creamy and delicious side dish i always love this.looking great

  10. Treat and Trick / July 18, 2011

    Looks so creamy and tasty!

  11. Treat and Trick / July 18, 2011

    Great click and absolutely yummy!

  12. Vatsala / July 18, 2011

    Looking creamy and yummy.
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  13. Gopika / July 18, 2011

    Woww.. Arthi, this looks so tasty and yummy and creamy.. Woww.. cant wait to have some 🙂

  14. Cynthia / July 18, 2011

    There are so many of your posts that I have bookmarked!

  15. Vidhya Jayadeep / July 19, 2011

    Curry looks so creamy and yum.Thanks for stopping by my space and taking time to comment,I am honored.

  16. Lena Rashmin Raj / July 20, 2011

    woww.. curry looks so creamy and delicious.. wonderful snap.. 🙂

  17. Biny Anoop / July 25, 2011

    wow the look of it is temptg and i love it….can i have a scoop

  18. arthi / September 13, 2011

    Thank you all for your valuable comments..