Recipe: Delicious Methi Aloo

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Methi Aloo. Potatoes and fenugreek leaves are a lovely combination together. At home, I make aloo methi two ways. One is this Punjabi recipe and the other is my mom's version of Methi aloo with garlic and onions.

Methi Aloo

Aloo methi recipe - easy recipe of fenugreek leaves and potatoes sauteed in garlic & spices. Fenugreek leaves are called methi in hindi and potatoes known as aloo. They both pair up wonderfully well to make a stir fry, variety rice or Paratha. You can cook Methi Aloo using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Methi Aloo

  1. Prepare 3.5-4 cups of tightly packed methi leaves (fenugreek leaves), chopped.
  2. It's 250 gms of aloo or about 3-4 medium potatoes.
  3. You need 1-2 of green chillies, chopped.
  4. Prepare 1.5-2 tbsp of butter or mustard oil or any vegetable.
  5. It's 1 pinch of Hing.
  6. Prepare to taste of Salt.
  7. You need 1 tsp of Cumin seeds.
  8. You need 2 cloves of garlic, chopped.
  9. Prepare Pinch of turmeric (optional).
  10. It's 1/2 tsp of red chilli.
  11. You need 1/2-3/4 tsp of garam masala (optional).
  12. You need 2 of tomatoes, chopped.

Potato is a versatile ingredient that is used to make a lot of dishes. In Indian cuisine we use them to make snacks like. Aloo Methi is a dry curry made with potatoes & fenugreek leaves. It is flavored with mild Indian spices.

Methi Aloo step by step

  1. Pluck methi leaves and wash them & chop them. Peel, cut & wash potatoes..
  2. Add oil to a pan. Add cumin when they begin to crackle, add garlic and fry till it begins to smell good. Sprinkle Hing. Add potatoes. Sauté it for 2 mins..
  3. Cover the pan with lid. When aloo are cooked, add salt, red chilli and garam masala.stir & fry for a minute. Add tomatoes and sauté well till they soft.
  4. Now add the methi leaves and green chillies in it and stir well. Fry until the leaves wilt off. Cover the pan for 5 mins.if methi leaves are not cooked well and moisture starts reducing add 3-4 tbsp sour or normal curd. By doing this bitterness of methi leaves will finish and it becomes tasty also..
  5. Aloo methi is ready to eat..
  6. Serve aloo methi with roti or paratha..

Aloo Methi is quick and easy to cook and is a great comfort food. Cooking the slightly bitter Fenugreek Leaves along with the potatoes imparts a distinct flavor to the dish. For more recipes related to Aloo Methi checkout Batata Bhaji, Batata Song , Aloo Matar, Achari Aloo. You can also find more Main Course Vegetarian recipes like Masaledar Kaddu Chilli Idli-SK Khazana Vegetable Dhansaak Stuffed Tomatoes in Tomato Gravy Aloo Methi is a simple north-Indian stir fry made with potatoes and fenugreek leaves. In fact, the name of this dish comes from the Hindi words of Aloo meaning potatoes and Methi meaning Fenugreek leaves.