PUNJABI ALOO METHI

Punjabi Aloo Methi image

Aloo methi is a popular Punjabi dish. Methi has a tangy, bitter taste and I love it with green chilly raita or ghee-topped chapati.

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Categories Indian Side Dishes

Time 35m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
½ medium tomato, chopped
3 medium potatoes, chopped, or more to taste
2 cups fenugreek leaves
1 tablespoon water
salt to taste
½ medium lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste

Steps:

Heat ghee in a shallow pan over medium heat. Add cumin seeds. When cumin seeds crackle, add turmeric. Add tomato and cook for 5 minutes.
Add potatoes. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until they soften, about 10 minutes. Add fenugreek leaves and cook until wilted, about 5 more minutes.
Add water, cover, and cook until fenugreek starts smelling fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Add salt.
Mix well. Sprinkle with lemon juice and garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.7 calories, Carbohydrate 63 g, Cholesterol 16.4 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 8.9 g, Protein 9.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 57.1 mg, Sugar 3.4 g