Aloo methi recipe
Punjabi aloo methi recipe
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 2 potato boiled and cut into cubes
- 1 cup methi leaves finely chopped
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp ginger grated
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 green chili slit into 2
- 1 red chili broken
- 2 tsp garlic finely chopped
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt as needed
- 2 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- In a pan add oil and add the cumin seeds.
- When it starts to crakle, add 2 slit green chilis and 1 broken red chili
- Add grated ginger and finely chopped garlic.
- Saute for few seconds.
- Add 1 finely chopped onions and add little salt.
- Saute till the onions become translucent.
- Add coriander powder, red chili powder and turmeric powder and give it a quick mix.
- Immediately add the boiled and cubed potato. Ensure the masalas won’t get burnt in oil.
- Mix well and cook for few minutes. Saute in between.
- Now add 1 cup of finely chopped methi leaves.
- Mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Methi gets cooked so fast.
- You can either add ½ tsp of amchur powder while adding other powders.
- If you do not have amchur powder, squeeze ½ portion of lemon (I used Indian lemon)
- Mix well and switch off the stove.
- Aloo methi sabzi is ready.
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Notes
1. Aloo methi pairs well with plain rice and dal or chapati
2. You can put this into a wrap and send this for lunch box too.
3. Adding lemon juice helps to overcome the bitterness of methi leaves, yo0u can add amchur powder instead.
4. Aloo methi pairs well with South Indian meal too