Navratra Recipe -Aloo Methi

Aloo Methi

Ingredients:

• 1½ tbsp Oil
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1 tsp Ginger paste
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 3 Green Chillies, slit
• 5 Tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1 tbsp East Indian Bottle masala
• 500 gms Potatoes, cut into cubes
• 800 gms Fenugreek leaves, chopped
• Salt according to taste

Method:

1. Heat oil and crackle cumin seeds.
2. Add green chillies and ginger paste and cook on low heat.
3. Add dry masala and saute.
4. Add tomatoes, potatoes and cook till the potatoes are half-done.
5. Add fenugreek leaves and season with salt and finish with butter.

Tip: A very stale loaf of bread can be considerably freshened by dipping it in milk or water (or a mixture of the two) for about a minute. After this, put it into the oven to crisp for about fifteen minutes.