Aloo Methi

Fenugreek or methi is a green leafy vegetable with many health benefits. This dish is delicious and can be served with parathas or poories :)

Ingredients (serves 4)

3 cups methi chopped (fenugreek)

4 medium size potatoes peeled & cubed 

1 small onion chopped fine (optional)

1 medium tomato chopped fine

1 inch ginger chopped fine

1/2 tsp green chillies chopped fine

1 tsp oil

1/2 tsp cumin seed (jeera)

1/4 tsp turmeric (haldi)

1 tbsp coriander powder (dhania)

1/4 teaspoon red chili powder

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp mango powder (amchoor) (optional)

Method

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. 

Add cumin seeds, ginger, green chillies & when cumin seeds crackle, add onions & fry them.

Add tomatoes & cook for sometime.

Add potatoes stir & add 2 tbsp water and cover them to cook.

Once potatoes are softened, add methi leaves & salt and cover for about 2 to 3 minutes.

Add turmeric, coriander powder & mix it well.

Let it cook for about a minute on medium heat.

Add the mango powder and mix it well. 

Turn off the heat. Aloo Methi is ready to serve.

Tips

* Methi leaves, even if they look clean, are very dirty so to remove that always wash them really well (2 or 3 times) before chopping.

* This vegetable becomes less after cooking so always take care of amount of salt.

* You can use boiled potatoes in this and then you don't have to wait for potatoes to be cooked first. 

* Can easily be made without onions, just leave that out.

* Do not cover the saucepan for more then 2 or 3 minutes after adding methi leaves, or your vegetable will not have a beautiful green colour.