I had some methi leaves left over after making Methi Pulao and decided to try Aloo Methi with it. I also had one fresh corn cob and decided to throw that in too. Nothing like bringing together some fresh vegetable wilting away in the fridge, eh?
I love making dry curries with aloo, especially using Russet potatoes. They cook very fast and turn almost creamy when they are done which tastes fantastic with both rotis and rice. Throw in some methi leaves for the bitterness and corn for the sweetness and you have a winner. I really resent Kerala not taking up to methi leaves more, imagine all the methi I could have eaten if I'd started young!
Other methi (fenugreek leaves) recipes you may wish to try - methi matar malai, methi thepla, methi pakoda, methi yogurt curry, methi sambar, methi dal, and this spiced methi paratha.
Aloo Methi-Methi Aloo Recipe
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients for Aloo Methi:
2 large potatoes
1 cup of packed methi leaves, picked off the stems and washed
6-8 shallots (chinna vengaayam, ulli)
1 tablespoon of oil
¼ teaspoon of black mustard seeds
½ teaspoon of crushed cumin seed (jeera)
1-2 teaspoon of coriander powder
½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
2 teaspoon of red chilli powder (adjust to taste)
¼ teaspoon of hing (asafoetida, perungaayam)
1 teaspoon of salt
⅓ cup of shaved or canned corn (optional)
How to make Aloo Methi:
1. Peel and cut the potatoes into bite-sized cubes. Shave the corn off the cob if using fresh corn (or if using at all). Slice the shallots or use an onion instead to make things quicker.
2. Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds.
3. When they start to pop, add the shallots, potatoes and corn. Stir well.
4. After 3-4 mins, add the methi leaves. Mix again and let it cook for another 2-3 mins, stirring occasionally.
5. Then add the cumin, coriander, chilli, and turmeric along with the hing. Mix well to combine. Cook on low heat for another 5-6 mins at which time the potatoes will turn soft.
6. Add salt. Mix and continue to cook until the potatoes are cooked through.
Serve hot with rice and rasam or rotis. I especially like dry sabzis with roti and curd, there's just something nice about that.
Shalu
Hi,I made this dish twice and it came out very well. I had been following another recipe for this dish;but, I recommend this recipe now:)Both my children loved it and of course,my hubby ,too.
Thank you,Nags!
I also tried the onion-tomato chutney and vermicelli upma. Both turned out very well.Many more to try and comments will follow:)
Gayathri Ramdas Sreekanth
Tried this last week and I absolutely loved it.I microwaved the potatoes first to make it faster. It had such a lovely north indian flavour and since i love corn, added quite a bit of that. Surely a keeper 🙂
Bhavna
Aloo methi is absolute favorite and I just love eating it. But loved your twist with the corn on it. Looks delicious.
Poornima Nair
Yumm, love everything in the dish. Every saturday we have a stir fry with all the leftover veggies in the fridge before shopping for fresh ones on Sunday.