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Methi Matar Malai Recipe

Main Ingredients: Fenugreek leaves, green peas, milk and fresh cream 
Level of cooking medium
Course Curry n dal
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4
Calories
Author Swati Paathak

Ingredients

  • 100 gram fenugreek /methi leaves, chopped
  • 1/2 cup green peas boiled
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 3 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1.5 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup onions finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup tomato pulp
  • A pinch of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cream

For Paste:

  • 1/4 cup onions roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoon cashew nuts broken
  • 1 teaspoon green chillies roughly chopped
  • 1 " piece ginger
  • 6 no garlic cloves
  • 2 teaspoon poppy seeds

Masala Powder :

  • 1 " piece cinnamon
  • 4 no cloves
  • no cardamoms
  • 4 no black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds

Instructions

Preparation:

    For fenugreek leaves:

    • Wash the fenugreek leaves and chopped them, Now sprinkle ½ teaspoon of salt and keep aside for 15 minutes.
    • After 15 minutes squeeze out the water and discard it.

    For dry spice powder:

    • Roast all the ingredients (Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper, cumin seeds) lightly and make powder by grinding.

    For Paste:

    • Mix all the ingredients chopped onions, cashew nuts, green chillies, ginger, garlic and poppy seeds together and ground them into a fine paste with little water.

    Method:

    • Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan or kadhai, add the fenugreek leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 2- 3 minutes. Remove the fenugreek leaves and keep aside.
    • Heat the 1 tablespoon oil in a pan or kadhai.
    • Add the cumin seeds, when the seeds start to crackle, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes or till they turn translucent.
    • Add the prepared onion-cashew nut paste and sauté on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
    • Now, Add the tomato pulp and dry masala powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes while stirring occasionally.
    • Add the green peas, sautéed fenugreek and mix it well cook on medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
    • Finally add milk, sugar, salt, fresh cream and little of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
    • Serve hot.