Thursday, September 15, 2011

Carrots and Methi (Gajjar Methi)


I am sharing today a highly nutritious and quick and easy to make recipe of Gajar in Methi. It not only tastes good, but goes well with both roti and rice.
Ingredients
250 gms carrots
1 bundle methi leaves (fenugri)
2 medium sized tomatoes
1 inch piece ginger finely chopped
6 - 8 flakes of garlic peeled and finely chopped
1 tsp coriander powder (dhanya powder)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
2 green chillies finely chopped
3 tbps oil
salt to taste
Procedure
Wash and peel carrots and chop into small pieces. Remove methi leaves from stalks. Wash well and chop finely. Heat oil in thick bottomed kadai or pan. Add ginger garlic and green chillies and saute for a minute or two on low flame. Now add finely chopped methi leaves and saute for a couple of minutes. Add dry spices coriander, turmeric, chillies (red) and chopped carrots and turn around for 2 - 3 minutes. Finally, add finely chopped / grated tomatoes. Mix well. Add salt. Cover the pan and cook on low flame till carrots are done. (You can check it out by piercing with a knife). Serve with hot rotis or puries, dahi and pickle.

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