Methi malai matar

Name: How to cook Methi malai matar - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Us

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Methi malai matar

Methi malai matar is an aromatic dish perfect when you have guests at home and you are cooking vegetarian or you are celebrating some occasion. It is rich and creamy due to the cream and cashews added and flavorful due to the aromatic spices. Mostly, turmeric is not added while preparing this dish. It can be served with rice, roti or naan. #ebook #post11

Ingredient

Food ration :

2 servings

Cooking time :

30 mins

2 tablespoons

oil

1/4 inch

cinnamon stick broken into pieces

cloves

3-4

green cardamoms

3-4

black peppercorns

green chilies chopped

1/2 inch

ginger chopped

2 cloves

garlic chopped

onion roughly chopped

10-12

cashew nuts

tightly packed cups of methi/fenugreek leaves roughly chopped

1 1/2 cup

peas fresh or frozen

1 cup

heavy cream

1 teaspoon

cumin seeds

to taste

Salt

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Remove methi leaves from their stem, rinse thoroughly and chop them roughly. Set aside.

* Step 2

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Once hot add cumin seeds and let the seeds splutter. Add green chilli, ginger, garlic. Saute for a minute or two.

* Step 3

Add the onions and the cashewnuts and saute till the onion turns translucent

* Step 4

Remove pan from heat and let it cool down a bit. Transfer the entire mixture into a blender. Blend to a smooth paste. Set aside.

* Step 5

In the same pan heat 1 more teaspoon of oil and once hot add the prepared paste. Saute for few minutes till the raw smell goes away. Add milk and water and give a good mix.

* Step 6

Once it comes to a little boil, add the chopped methi leaves and mix. Add the green peas and mix. Cook till the leaves and peas are cooked properly and then add the cream and mix.