Methi Aloo

Ingredients

1 bunch fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves (cleaned, washed and finely chopped) (500 grams)
2 medium peeled and cut into small pieces aloo (potatoes)
2-3 medium tomato (chopped)
2 onions

ginger garlic paste-1 tsp(optional)
Salt To Taste- 1/2 tsp
1/4th tsp turmeric powder
Red chili powder to taste (opipnal)

green chillies-2-3
1/2 tsp panch puran

1/4 tsp rai
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation:

• Heat oil and add panj puran and rai and let it spluter
• When seeds are done add onions, green chilly and saute till they turn brown and then add potaoes, salt, turmeric, chili powder and fry nicely . Sauté foe a moment.
• Cook till potatoes are half done on a medium flame.
• Add methi and cook on a medium flame till they absorb water and then add potatoes and ginger garlic paste so that smell retains and then cook till done.
• Serve the aloo methi hot with chapati .

Note: one can add equal amounts of palak too to it and cook same way.

Palak aloo/Palak bathwa (1 bunch each) aloo is cooked in same way but use cumin seeds instead of panj and rai.

Methi Aloo

Ingredients

Panj Puran-1 tsp

Rai-1 tsp

Onions-2-3
Tomotoes-2-3
Green chilly-1-2

Red chilly powder-1 tsp
Fresh garlic
Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp

Methi-500 grams

Salt-1 tsp
Water-1 cup
Oil-1 cooking spoon

Potatoes-2

Ghee-1/2 tbsp

Recipe

1. Heat oil in a cooker and add panj puran and rai and let it splutter

2. Add onions, green chilly , fresh ginger to it and fry for some minutes.

3. Add tomatoes and fry it nicely and add potatoes to it and rest of the masala to it and fry it nicely. Add a few drops of water and keep sauteing for few minutes till potatoes are done a bit.

4. Add methi and let it leave out water and cook in it for some time . Also add ghee and cook till it blends and is done.

Palak Shaljam Ghost

Ingredients

Cumin seeds- 1 tbsp
Onions-2
Mutton-500 grms
Tomotoes-2-3
Green chilly-1-2
Fresh garlic
Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
Black pepper-1 tsp
Cloves-2

Shaljam-500 grams

Palak-500 grams

Methi-200 grams (optional)
Big cardomon seeds-1-2
Indian bay leaf-1
Cinnamon-1
Salt-1 tsp
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
Water-1 cup
Oil-1 cooking spoon

Potatoes-2


Recipe

1. Heat oil in a cooker and add jeera, black pepper, cardamon, cloves to it and let it splutter.

2. Add onions, green chilly , fresh ginger to it and fry for some minutes.

3. Add tomatoes and then Shaljam, palak and methi and fry it nicely and add ground meat to it and rest of the masala to it and fry it nicely. Keep sauteing for few minutes. Let it leave water.

4. Add about a cup of water and close the lid and let it whistle 3-4 times and then close the flame.

5. Open it when steam releases and then fry on flame if water still there and fry till all water evaporates and its nicely done.

Note: Use the red shaljam with leaves for this dish- they are the best ones

Palak and bathwa when cooked together are best saag....one can add soya if available.

For making the white non leavy shaljam , use panj and rai and cook like normal sabzi and no need for garam masala. Steam for 1-2 whistles and use 1 katori water.