Methi Matar Malai

Methi Malai Matar is a North Indian delicacy. Methi meaning fenugreek , matar meaning green peas and  malai is butter\cream. All put together, fenugreek leaves is cooked together with green peas in a sweet gravy which is prepared using cashew nut paste and cream.

It is a very healthy and nutritious food packed together with great taste.

It is a great way to make both elders as well as kids to eat methi (fenugreek).

Here goes the recipe...

Ingriedients:
1 Onion -chopped
10-12 Cahewnuts

Ginger

Garlic - 2-3 petals

Khuskhus - 1 tsp
Matar\ Green peas- 1 cup - soaked in hot water for 20 mins
Methi\ fenugreek - 1 bunch
Cloves - 1
Garam masala - 1 teaspoon
Cream\ Malai - 1 tablespoon
Water

Ghee

Salt as per taste

Procedure:
1. Add ghee in a kadhai and add the ginger and garlic and fry for some time.

2. Next add chopped onions and fry nicely for a couple of minutes with a pinch of salt.

3. Next add the khuskhus and the cashews
4. Grind the above to a fine paste in a mixer and keep aside.
5. Wash the methi leaves and finely chop it and keep aside.
6. Take the same kadhai, add 2 tablepoon ghee. Next add the cloves and and the ground onion-cashew paste and let it cook for some time. Add some boiling water as required. Also add some salt as per taste.
7. Next add the finely chopped methi leaves and let it cook for some time
8. Next add the green peas.

9. Finally add some garam masala and give it a nice mix.
10. Add water if required. Also add 1 tablespoon cream.
11. Let it cook for around couple of minutes

Methi Malai Matar is ready to be served.

Serve it hot with chapati or fulka.