Aloo Methi Recipe: How to make Dry Aloo Methi Recipe

by dassana on June 17, 2010 · 4 comments

in Easy Recipes, Punjabi Recipes, Regional Indian Cuisine, Vegetable Recipes

Aloo Methi Recipe: Dry Aloo Methi Recipe, How to make Dry Aloo Methi

Aloo – Potatoes and Methi – Fenugreek Leaves are a lovely combination together. Both my mom and mom-in-law have their own recipes of making Aloo Methi.

This Punjabi Aloo Methi Recipe that I am posting here is my mom-in-law’s recipe. She makes absolutely fantastic Aloo Methi. I was surprised to know that the ingredients used were minimal and still the recipe tastes fabulous. This recipe has a lot of flavor and bitterness of Methi (Fenugreek) leaves combined with the humbleness of potatoes. It is less spiced and a dry vegetable sabzi.

My mom-in-law makes the Aloo Methi in butter and the butter gives it a nice and smooth taste. You can also use any good vegetable oil to make the Aloo Methi. I made this recipe for the first time in Mustard oil and the recipe had that sharp and pungent mustard taste to it. Nevertheless it was great.

I have also had Aloo Methi made with baby potatoes and this Aloo Methi also tasted awesome. I know of someone who likes Aloo Methi only made with baby potatoes and that too baby potatoes with the skin.

Whenever I get my hands on Methi leaves in the market, the first thing that comes to mind is making this recipe. At home, we usually have this with rotis and curd. You could even make this dish as a side vegetable in your main course.

Aloo Methi Recipe: Punjabi Aloo Methi Recipe, Dry Punjabi Aloo Methi

Aloo Methi Recipe

Rating: 5

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Serving Size: 3-4

Ingredients

  • 2 bunch of tender fresh methi leaves
  • 3-4 potatoes
  • 1 green chili chopped
  • 1/4 tsp red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (optional)
  • 2 tbsp butter or mustard oil or any good vegetable oil
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Remove the leaves from the stems of the Methi.
  2. Wash the leaves thoroughly in running water. See that the leaves are clean and devoid of any muddy particles on them.
  3. Now chop the leaves. You could do this with a knife or chop them in a food processor. While chopping in the food processor, make sure you do not chop it to fine or make a paste of it.
  4. In a kadhai, heat up the butter or oil.
  5. Add the potatoes first.
  6. Cook the potatoes for 2-3 mins in the butter or oil.
  7. Now add the fenugreek leaves.
  8. Also add the green chili, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt.
  9. Give a nice stir and let the veggies cook on a medium flame uncovered.
  10. The fenugreek leaves will start to leave water.
  11. Cook for 5 minutes on a medium flame and now lower the flame and cook uncovered.
  12. Keep on checking the sabzi after a gap of 2-3 minutes.
  13. If you see that the potatoes are not cooked and the water has dried, then add 2-3 tbsp of water, so that the potatoes get cooked.
  14. When the aloo methi is done, you could add some more butter and mix it with the veggies.
  15. Serve the Aloo Methi with parathas, rotis or rice-dal combo.
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Heena Rangwani September 21, 2011 at 3:19 pm

Hi Dassana,

After the french bean aloo was a success, I decided to try another one of your recipes. This time I picked Methi Aloo. Earlier I used to make it sindhi style with tomatoes and powdered masalas but this time I decided to try your mother-in-law’s version.

Chopping the methi by hand is very tedious so it was a great tip to give it a whir in the mixer.

After it was done I tasted it and I found it very bitter. I was nervous that the children may not like it. So I quickly made some baingan aloo from one of your recipes. Then the thought occured that I had never served them baingan before!! What if they reject both veggies?? They would return starving from school and I couldn’t afford to have a melt down on my hands. So I made yet another of your recipes…dal fry, and kept my fingers crossed.

Here’s the verdict.

They loved the methi aloo!!! And ate up the daal fry too! But did not accept the baingan, which I gladly ate and enjoyed.

All recipes were so simple and well illustrated. I had no problem following them and they were all tasty too. Thanks and keep up the good work.

regards,
Heena

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dassana September 22, 2011 at 12:50 am
vedshree khamkar July 7, 2011 at 5:20 pm

breakfast mai aloo methi mil jaye to baat ban jaye

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dassana July 7, 2011 at 5:29 pm

hey vedshree….. thanks for all your positive comments…. :-)

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