Methi Malai Matar

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Methi Malai Matar
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Description:

This is creamy, rich, and delicious fenugreek and green peas curry. This is a whitish colored gravy using cashews, fresh cream. Fenugreek leaves are known to be slightly bitter in taste and that blends well with green peas and fresh cream. It goes perfect with naan/ roti and rice.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups washed and chopped methi (fenugreek) leaves
  • 3-4teaspoons oil/ghee
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 3 green chili (I like hot and spicy curry so I took 3 if you like mild curry take less)
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 6-7 cashews
  • 1 teaspoon poppy seeds (khas khas)
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup green peas
  • 1/2 cup fresh cream/ heavy cream
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 6-7 garlic pods (if pods are big, use accordingly)
  • 2 green cardamom
  • salt to taste
  • Pinch of garam masala

Procedure:

Take 2 cup methi leaves, wash it thoroughly, chop it and keep aside.

Heat 1-2 teaspoon oil in a pan over medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds, let it crackle. Then add green chili, ginger, garlic, and cardamom. Saute for a while (1-2 mins). Now add in chopped onion, cashews, and poppy seeds, then saute for 5-6 min (or till the onions become translucent), then turn off the heat and let it cool down.

Transfer all mixture into a mixer jar and grind to a smooth paste.

Take the same pan over medium heat, pour remaining oil/ ghee, when oil gets hot add in grinded paste. Saute for 4-5 min till the raw smell is gone.

Then add milk and water while continuing stirring. Bring it to a boil. The small bubble appears.

At this stage, add in chopped methi leaves, boiled green peas, and salt and mix it well. Cook for a few mins (2-3min).

Then add the fresh cream and stir again.

Now cover the pan and let it simmer over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Add a pinch of garam masala to it and turn off the heat.
If you want you can garnish it with chopped cilantro. Serve Methi Malai Matar with naan/ roti and rice.

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