Egg Methi Matar Malai

Name: Egg Methi Matar Malai
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup tightly packed Methi leaves; Handful green peas (pre boiled); 4-5 Eggs. (pre boiled); 3/4 cup Milk; 3 tbsp Curd; 2 tbsp Fresh Malai / Cream; 2 medium Onion; 3-4 green Chilli; 7-8 Cashews (soaked); 4 Garlic; 1/2 “ Ginger; 3 Cardamom; 4 Cloves; stick Small Cinnamon; 2 tbsp Oil; 1 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder; 1/2 tsp Kasuri Methi; 1/2 tsp special home made roasted masala (cumin seeds+ Coriander seeds + Fennel seeds + dry red chilli + cardamom + cinnamon + cloves + bay leaf); 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp Sugar

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Winter calls for fresh and green leafy vegetable and Methi / Fenugreek is one amongst them.
Methi is known for its distinct aroma and bitterness but Egg Methi Matar Malai is a wonderful recipe which cuts off bitterness beautifully and bursts will flavour.
Along with Methi, Green Peas / Matar is another popular winter vegetable which is highly nutritious, so have combined both this winter vegetable along with Egg and the outcome is Egg Methi Matar Malai .

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Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Ingredients

30 - 35 minutes

4 servings

1 cuptightly packed Methi leaves
Handfulgreen peas (pre boiled)
4-5Eggs. (pre boiled)
3/4 cupMilk
3 tbspCurd
2 tbspFresh Malai / Cream
2medium Onion
3-4green Chilli
7-8Cashews (soaked)
4Garlic
1/2“ Ginger
3Cardamom
4Cloves
stickSmall Cinnamon
2 tbspOil
1 tbspGhee
1/2 tspCoriander powder
1/2 tspGaram Masala powder
1/2 tspKasuri Methi
1/2 tspspecial home made roasted masala (cumin seeds+ Coriander seeds + Fennel seeds + dry red chilli + cardamom + cinnamon + cloves + bay leaf)
1/2 tspCumin seeds
1/2 tspSugar

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Steps

30 - 35 minutes

1

Assemble ingredients, prick eggs and smear with slight salt, keep aside.
2

Finely chop Methi leaves
3

Make paste of chopped onion + cashews + garlic + ginger + 2 green chilli and keep aside.
4

In moderately heated pan/ kadhai, add 1 tsp Oil and shallow fry eggs til golden brown and keep aside.
5

In same pan add 1 tsp oil and fry finely chopped Methi by adding slight salt and fry till water from Methi leaves evaporates and leaves shrinks. Keep aside.
6

Now add ghee + remaining oil and allow to heat, add cumin seeds + whole spices and allow to crackle, then add onion paste + 1 green chilli + 2-3 tbsp water and sauté for 3-4 minutes till the masala paste cooks well.
7

Add whisked curd + salt and sauté for around 2 minutes under high flame. Then add Coriander powder + garam masala powder and sauté for 3-4 minutes till moisture evaporates.
8

Masala is cooked well.
9

Now add Methi leaves + green peas + 2 tbsp water and sauté for around 2 minutes.
10

Now add milk and wait for a boil. Cook for 2 minutes under low to medium heat.
11

Add eggs + Kasuri Methi + special roasted masala + sugar and cook for 2-3 minutes under low to medium heat.
12

Add cream and stir well, cook for around 2 minutes.
13

Keep in stand by mode for 2-3 minutes and dish is done.
14

Serve with Paratha / Naan / Kulcha / Jeera Rice or Pulao.