Methi Matar Malai

Name: Methi Matar Malai
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Methi or fenugreek leaves; 1 cup Peas; 1 cup Malai or cream; 2 pcs Onion; 10-15 pcs cashew nuts; 4 tbsp Melon seeds; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 2 pcs Bay leaves; 2 tbsp sugar; as per taste Salt; as required Oil; 1 tsp Ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1 tsp Garam masala

Zainab Hossain @cookwithzainab

India

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Methi matar malai is a delicious and popular North Indian curry made with fenugreek leaves, peas and cream. It can be found in the menu of most North Indian or Punjabi restaurants.

Zainab Hossain @cookwithzainab

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Ingredients

35 mins

4 servings

1 cupMethi or fenugreek leaves
1 cupPeas
1 cupMalai or cream
2 pcsOnion
10-15 pcscashew nuts
4 tbspMelon seeds
1 tspCumin seeds
2 pcsBay leaves
2 tbspsugar
as per tasteSalt
as requiredOil
1 tspGinger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
1 tspGaram masala

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Steps

35 mins

1

Firstly blanch methi leaves in warm water by adding salt and sugar in water for around 2 mins.Drain it and keep it aside and let it cool down. After that chopped the methi leaves.
2

Then, in the water add sugar and salt.In it add peas.Cook it until soft and drain them too.
3

In a pan add 1 cup water in it add sliced onion, cashew nut and melon seeds.Bring one boil in it.Then strain it and then blend them in a blender into thick and fine smooth paste.
4

In a pan, add 4 tbsp of oil,in it add 1 tsp of cumin seed. After it splutter well then add bay leaves and saute it for 30 sec.Now in it add ginger -garlic paste and saute it for 2 mins in low flame
5

After that in it add, onion and cashew paste that was blend together.Mix them continuously and properly for around 4 mins until its colour changed slightly.
6

Now, in it add sugar,salt and garam masala. Stir them.Now add peas and cover it and cook it for about 2 mins
7

Then add blanched methi leaves.Stir it.Lastly in it add 1 cup fresh cream or malai.Mix them together Cook it for 1 mins.Turn off the flame.
8

Methi Matar Malai is ready to serve hot with naan, roti etc.

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Zainab Hossain @cookwithzainab

on January 22, 2021 07:31

India

Nothing attracts me more than cooking.I started my first cooking when i was in class 9 with " besan ke ladoo" .I jst loveee making sweet dish and desserts.