Methi Malai

Ingredients

Green peas (hara matar), boiled 1 cup
Fenugreek leaves (methi patta) chopped 1 bunch
Onion(payaz) grated 1 large
Asafetida(hing) pinch
Cream (malai) ½ cup
Cumin seeds (sabut jeera) ½ tea spoon
Curd (dahi) 1 table spoon
Butter (makhhan) 3 tea spoon
Green chillies (hari mirch) 2-3 tea spoon
Sugar (chini) 1 tea spoon
Salt to taste

Spices to grind

Cashew nuts  (kaju) 3   table spoon
Cinnamon stick (Dalchini) ½” piece
Cloves  (laung) 2-3 pieces
Green Cardamom seeds (Chhooti elaichi) 2
Poppy seeds (khus khus) 1 table spoon
Ginger(adrakh) ½ tea spoon

Method

  • 1. Dip fenugreek leaves in salted hot water for 5 minutes. Drain and wash well in running water. Press out well to remove as much water as possible to reduce the bitterness of the leaves. Keep aside.
  • 2. Beat cream till smooth and keep aside.
  • 3. Make a smooth paste of cashew nuts, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom seeds, poppy seeds and ginger in a grinder.
  • 4. Heat butter, add cumin seeds and asafetida and stir them for 30 seconds. Add onion and green chilli and fry it till the onion becomes golden in colour.
  • 5. Add curd and cook it for further 5 minutes.
  • 6. Add the prepared ground paste mixture and cook it for 5 -7 minutes. Add peas and fenugreek leaves cook it for 5-6 minutes.
  • 7. Add salt, sugar and water and simmer the gravy till it thickens.
  • 8. Add cream and serve hot.

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