A South Indian Bhat recipe uses an easy homemade spice blend. I am sharing 2 ways of making the rice but I am sure you will come up with more options. Try it!
Aloo Methi/Fenugreek and Potato
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One of my fondest memories is Amma’s Aloo Methi. No matter how much I
try I cannot make it like her.
try I cannot make it like her.
Here also I was not satisfied with the taste.
Aloo Methi
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups potato peeled, cut in cubes
- 4 cups fresh methi /fenugreek (methi) leaves
- 1 teaspoon jeera/cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
- 1 tblspn ginger, chopped
- 2 red chillies, dry broken into pieces
- 1 teaspoon green chillies, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon dhania/ coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon haldi
- ¼ teaspoon hing/asafoetida
- 4 tblspn oil
- Salt to taste
Method:
- Wash the fenugreek leaves and chop them finely.
- Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. Let them crackle.
- Add garlic, ginger, red chillies, stir.
- Add the potatoes and stir add salt mix well and cook covered for about
5 minutes till potatoes are almost done. - Add the fenugreek leaves, coriander powder, turmeric powder and
asafoetida. - Cook covered for 10 minutes on a low flame.
- Serve hot.
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Padma Rekha says
I like the methi flavor very popular combination nice choice…
Srividhya says
Great recipe yaar
Varadas Kitchen says
It is hard to exactly replicate the simplest of recipes. We just do our best, right?
Suma Gandlur says
Absolutely love it, Archana. Aloo methi is one of my favorite side dishes. 🙂
Sarita says
I make this often.. Very tasty.. Your's looks very delicious.
Priya Suresh says
Wonderful looking aloo methi, usually i'll go for less fenugreek leaves, this sounds very prefect for me.
Manjula Bharath says
Such an flavorful and tempting sabzi 🙂 I can finish it all with hot chapathis !!
Harini-Jaya R says
Love the combo of aloo and methi, Archana!
vaishali sabnani says
i love this combo..methi aaloo and make it regularly in winters.a real healthy green.
sneha datar says
A great combo. Lovely pics.
Pavani N says
Love this combo — classic & delicious.
Jayashree says
Sometimes a dish we try out doesn't match up to the one in our memory. Happens esp when the memory is associated with someone we love.
Srivalli says
I love this combo and as you say we can never match our mom's cooking..
veena krishnakumar says
Love this aloo methi combo…looks very inviting archana
Kalyani says
what a coincidence – I love aloo methi, and that too my mom's version :-)) we dont use garlic or ginger, but ur version looks yummy too !
Chef Mireille says
simple and homey dish
Anonymous says
Nice one!