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Methi Malai Matar Recipe - Fenugreek Peas Curry With Cream

Methi Malai Matar Recipe - Fenugreek Peas Curry With Cream

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 40 M
Course Dinner
Cuisine North Indian Recipes
Diet Vegetarian

Methi Matar Malai Recipe is a North Indian dish which is usually served in restaurants and road side dhabas.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Methi Leaves (Fenugreek Leaves)
  • chopped
  • 1 cup Green peas (Matar)
  • 3 Onions
  • cut in four pieces each
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • adjustable
  • 10 Cashew nuts
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1/2 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1/2 cup Fresh cream
  • 1/4 tablespoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
  • 1/2 tablespoon Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)
  • Salt
  • to taste
  • 3 tablespoons Ghee
  • or oil
  • For dry masala
  • 2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 3 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 5 Whole Black Peppercorns
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 1/2 Mace (Javitri)
  • 1 Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi)

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Methi Malai Matar Recipe, firstly we will make the dry masala

Step 2

Add green cardamom, cloves, cumin seeds, whole black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, mace and black cardamom in a blender and make ground spice powder and keep it aside

Step 3

Next, add some water in a heavy bottomed pan and let it boil

Step 4

Once it starts boiling add onion, cashew nuts, green chillies, garlic and ginger to the boiling water

Step 5

Once its boiled, drain the water and make a ground paste of boiled onion, cashew nuts, green chillies, ginger and garlic cloves and keep it aside

Step 6

Next, we will blanch the fenugreek leaves to enhance the colour of the dish

Step 7

Add methi leaves in hot water in a pan

Step 8

After a minute, add it to the chilled water for about 2 minutes

Step 9

Now drain the water and squeeze out whatever remaining water in methi and keep it aside

Step 10

Heat ghee in a wok or a heavy bottomed pan, add wet ground paste and cook it for 5 minutes till spice starts releasing oil

Step 11

Now add green peas and milk, let it cook for another minute

Step 12

Add dry spice powder which we made earlier and coriander powder

Step 13

Mix it well and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes on medium flame

Step 14

Now add blanched methi, salt, sugar, mix it well and cook for 2 more minutes

Step 15

If you find consistency too thick, you can adjust it by adding milk

Step 16

Add cardamom powder, kasuri methi and cream, mix well and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more

Step 17

Serve hot

Step 18

Serve Methi Malai Matar Recipe along with Beetroot Thoran, Boondi Raita and Tawa Paratha for your weekday lunch or dinner

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