Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, methi malai matar (fenugreek and peas curry with cream). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Methi (Fenugreek) is a popular winter vegetable in India. I remember those cold winter mornings in Delhi when we were served hot Methi parathas with butter for These leaves have a slightly bitter taste and that's why they pair beautifully with sweet green peas and fresh cream in methi matar malai. Methi Malai Matar is a very simple dish to make.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook methi malai matar (fenugreek and peas curry with cream) using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Methi Malai Matar (Fenugreek And Peas Curry With Cream):
- Get 5 medium onions chopped
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic
- Get 25 grams cashew nuts
- Make ready 250 gms fenugreek leaves (methi leaves) blanched and chopped. I have used the frozen fenugreek leaves and blanched them
- Prepare 1/4 cup milk powder
- Get 1 tbsp butter
- Take 3 tbsp oil
- Make ready 1 bayleaf
- Take 3 cardamoms
- Prepare 1 cinnamon stick one inch
- Take 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Prepare 1 tbsp coriander cumin powder
- Make ready 1 tsp kitchen king masala
- Take 2 tsp ginger garlic and chilli paste
- Make ready 1 tsp garam masala
- Take 100 grams cottage cheese paneer (optional)
- Take 14 saffron strands
- Get to taste salt
- Take as required water
It can be found in the menu of most North Indian or Punjabi restaurants. This is a sure shot winner recipe. Methi Matar Malai tastes mild sweet and has white gravy instead of usual red or green gravies found in classic curries like paneer butter masala and palak paneer. Since fresh fenugreek leaves and fresh green peas are generally available in cold wintery season, it's a right season to prepare this curry.
Steps to make Methi Malai Matar (Fenugreek And Peas Curry With Cream):
- In a pan boil chopped onions, cashewnuts and garlic. Just add the water till the onions are just covered. Boil it till the onion, cashewnuts and garlic softens and water is dried. Remove in a plate to get cool. Grind into a smooth paste and keep aside. The colour is dark as I have used red onions.
- In a pan heat oil. Add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamon stick. Now add the ground onion paste. Saute it for 5 minutes. Add the coriander cumin seed powder and Kitchen King masala to it.Mix well.
- Now add milk powder and mix well. See that lumps are not formed. Stir well. (If you do not want to add milk powder directly then just make a paste of it by adding little water and add to the sauted onion paste). Mix them well and saute it for 5 minutes. Now add the blanched fenugreek leaves and cooked peas.
- Mix well and add ginger garlic and chilli paste and garam masala. Mix it well and saute for two minutes. Now add the cut paneer cubes to it. Add few strands of saffron (keep aside some for garnishing). Mix well and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the butter to it. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes
- Serve hot. Garnish with 2-3 saffron strands. Serve with parat paratha or roti, naan, or rice
Methi Matar Malai is a very popular North Indian recipe made with fenugreek leaves (methi) and peas cooked in a soft and creamy gravy. Methi malai matar gravy has a smooth and delicate texture due to the addition of cream. You can also add paste of cashews and almonds to increase the richness of. Methi Matar Malai is the beautifully alliterating name of a creamy, sumptuous dish often found on Indian restaurant menus. With the contrasting flavors of the two vegetables it features– wonderfully bitter methi or fenugreek leaves, and sweet, delicious green peas – this dish would delight the.
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