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.
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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
thats great that your kids liked the methi aloo and the dal fry and you liked the baingan aloo… thanks to my mom in law who shared all the recipes and even encouraged me to blog about them.
thanks heena.
some sweet recipes for you and your kids:
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/eggless-chocolate-cake-eggless-chocolate-cake-with-flaxseed
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/jaggery-rice-recipe-gur-walay-chawal
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/punjabi-sweet-poora-puda-pooda-recipe
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/poora-recipe-a-punjabi-sweet-dish
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/hyderabadi-khubani-ka-meetha
and some punjabi veggie and legume recipes:
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/pindi-chana
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/aloo-gobi-recipe-punjabialoo-gobi
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/lobia-recipe-punjabi-lobia
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/karela-sabzi-recipe-punjabi-karela-sabzi
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/punjabi-chole-chickpeas-in-a-spicy-gravy
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/aloo-paratha-indian-bread-stuffed-with-potato-filling
http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/bhindi-do-pyaza-okra-with-onions-recipe
breakfast mai aloo methi mil jaye to baat ban jaye
hey vedshree….. thanks for all your positive comments….