This is a dry sabji prepared with potatoes, fenugreek leaves and other spices.It goes well with rice, chapati, parathas and even as a stuffing for bread. Both fenugreek leaves (methi) and seeds contains good amount of iron and is very effective in anemia.Women more prone to iron deficiency especially during adolescence and pregnancy, so including greens especially methi leaves in their diet once or twice a week will help. Today we will learn how to make Aloo Methi Sabzi following this easy recipe.
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Aloo Methi Subzi-How to prepare Aloo Methi Subzi
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Potatoes -3 medium sized potatoes or 1/4 kg
Fresh fenugreek leaves/methi -1 cup tightly packed
Onion – 1
Tomato -1
Ginger -1 inch piece finely chopped
Oil – 2 tbsp for sauteing potatoes
Salt needed
Spice powder
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Cumin Powder -1 tsp
Coriander powder -2 tsp
Chilli powder -1 tsp (I used homemade which will not be hot)
For the seasoning
Oil -1 tbsp
Cumin seeds/jeera -1 tsp
Preparation
Wash methi leaves and use the tender stems alone. Discard the thick stems and chop the rest finely.
Pressure cook potatoes, peel the skin and chop it into cubes.
Heat 2 tbsp of oil and saute potatoes adding salt, a pinch of turmeric powder until it is slightly roasted. Keep it aside.
Method
Heat a tbsp of oil, add cumin seeds, when it splutters, add finely chopped onion, ginger and saute until onions turn transparent.
Add tomatoes, all the spice powder, salt needed and cook until tomatoes become mushy.
Add chopped fenugreek leaves and cook covered until it wilts.
Then add the sauteed potatoes and cook covered for another 5 minutes until everything gets blended well.
Check out more Side dishes for Chapati
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Dhansak (Parsi dish)
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View Comments (6)
Aloo methi sabzi is my all time favorite. Like your dhansak too
A very healthy recipe with fenugreek leaves and potato
nicee..
Lovely side dish - it turned out so well and similar to your picture ... Appreciations to you ...
Tried it today. Turned out really well!! Surprisingly my "greens aversive" daughters lapped it up!! Thanks padhu:-)
Lovely recipe….my husband & children loved it immensely…thank you Padhu