MyMusingsSangSpeak-Pet Puja- Aloo Methi

Aloo Methi

Methi(fenugreek) is one green leafy vegetable that tastes good combined with almost anything like onion, various pulses, meat, fish and other vegetables like spinach, green peas and potatoes etc. It is fully loaded with nutritional benefits and one must always include it as more as possible in the daily diet. Potato being the most humble of all vegetables goes well with almost all vegetables. The Aloo Methi combo tastes very good and is easy to make too.

Ingredients

Methi(fenugreek) - 1 bunch(approx 200 gms), leaves cleaned and washed.

Potoato - 1 medium (peeled and chopped)

Onion - 1 medium (chopped)

Garlic - 10-12 cloves, crushed

Green Chillies - 2 nos, chopped

Ginger(optional) - 1/2 inch finely chopped

Cumin Powder - ¼ teaspoon

Garam Masala (optional) - ¼ teaspoon

Salt - As per taste

Oil - 2 tablespoons

Method 

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped potatoes and stir fry for about 2-3 minutes. Add chopped onion, crushed garlic and chopped chillies and stir fry for about 2-3 minutes. Add salt and all masala powders and cook for about 4-5 minutes on low flame. Remove from fire and serve with chapatti/roti.

MyMusingsSangSpeak-Pet Puja - Beans Carrot Aloo Subji

Beans Carrot Aloo Subji

This is one more mix vegetable recipe, stir fried and most easy to make. The combination of beans, carrot and potato tastes very good. The humble aloo(potato) goes well in combination with almost anything and everything. I use Kanda Lasun(Onion Garlic) Masala for majority of my recipes. Kanda Lasun Masala is an essential ingredient of Maharashtrian cuisine. It is a dry masala with red chilly powder plus spices(garam masala) along with onion and garlic. So also, groundnuts, you will see many vegetables having groundnuts in them in various forms. If Kanda Lasun Masala is not available, use red chilly powder instead. Here, I am using roasted groundnut powder.

Ingredients

French Beans- 250-300 gms

Carrots – 2 nos

Potato – 1 medium

Oil – 2 tablespoons

Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon

Kanda Lasun Masala/Red Chill Powder – ½ teaspoon

Mustard Seeds – ½ teaspoon

Roasted groundnut powder – 3/4^th – 1 cup

Salt – As per taste

Water – 2-3 tablespoons

Method

Wash all vegetables clean and chop the beans finely. Peel the carrots , remove the central core and chop finely. Peel potato and chop finely. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add potato pieces and stir well for a minute, lower the heat and let the potato cook for about 2 minutes. Keep stirring continuously, then, add beans and carrot, turmeric and salt.

If you feel water is required only then add just a little, otherwise the vegetables will cook even without water. After cooking for about 3-4 minutes, add kanda lasun masala, groundnut powder and stir well. Groundnut powder burns at the base of the pan, so constant stirring is required. Beans carrot aloo subji is ready to be served.

Note

In place of roasted groundnut powder, you may use fresh grated coconut.
Kanda Lasun Masala -  It is like Kolhapuri Kala Masala, a mix of red chilly powder+garam masala+onion+garlic. You get Pravin Company Kanda Lasun Masala(Ambaari Chaap) and many other companies too.