Aloo Methi ~ Potato Fenugreek leaves stir fry
Today we had rotis with Aloo Methi stir fry, pickle, salad and yogurt. I enjoy North Indian style subzis to go with rotis and can never get tired of them. With abundant methi leaves (menthu kura/fenugreek leaves) available, I am preparing a lot of methi based dishes keeping in mind its health supporting properties. On Saturday, I made Methi Parathas and on Sunday, it was Methi Chicken. None of us at home are tired of methi yet. 
Aloo Methi Recipe
Preparation: 30 mts
Serves 4-5 persons
Cuisine: North Indian
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3 potatoes, peeled, boiled and cubed
1 cup packed fresh methi leaves, add little salt and sugar, leave aside
1/2 cup chopped spinach leaves (optional)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
big pinch of asafoetida/hing/inguvva
1 small onion, finely chopped (optional)
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp red chilli pwd
1/2 tsp coriander pwd
garam masala pwd (2 cloves, 1/2″ cinnamon, 1 cardamom)
salt to taste
1/2 tbsp oil
1 Add big pinch salt + big pinch sugar and a cup of water to the methi leaves and let it rest for a few mts. Squeeze out the water from methi and keep aside.
2 Heat ghee or oil in a vessel, add the grated ginger and asafoetida and saute for a few secs. Add onions and saute for 3 mts. Add coriander pwd and red chilli pwd and combine. Add the chopped methi and spinach leaves and cook till wilted, approx 10-12 mts.
3 Add the cubed boiled potatoes and salt and combine. Cook for 9-10 mts. This is a dry saute dish.
4 Add garam masala pwd and combine well. On high flame saute for 2-3 mts, tossing the potatoes and turn off heat. Serve hot with rotis/paranthas or hot rice. (You can also add a dash of lemon juice to pep up the dish)
By Sailu • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: All Recipes, Featured, Greens-Leafy Vegetables, North Indian Recipes, Stir Fry Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes
Hello Sailaja,
Good Recipes as always!!
hi sailu…ur so sweet….that i can see new recipes in ur blog very often nowadays.and todays recipe aloo methi is looking very good. ya sailu ur right ….we can use methi as much as we can. i remember my mom used a lot of methi in recipes. pudina and kothimeer also. methi in keema also tastes good sailu. and sailu….can u post chicken methi? thanks and bye sailu.
I will post Methi Murgh, Rani.
Aloo and methi make a delectable combo.
Made this several times and as you say never got tired of Methi. Love this aloo methi with chappatis, I add about half a tomato when making as a side dish for chappatis.
Sailu.. I love aloo methi!
Yours looks amazing.
Hi Sailu
I live in New Zealand. it is hard to get fresh methi. can this be substituted with kasoori methi?
thank for all the great recipes. Your are doing a great service to mankind/womenkind.
Yes, you can use kasuri methi, Sarita. It has a slightly different flavor but you can make do. Reduce the quantity of dried kasuri methi while preparing.
What a coincidence – Made this for lunch today and came here to find that u have posted the same. Never added spinach for this dish though
Hi Sailu,
I just admire your North Indian recipe collection. The recipes are so simple and easy to follow. Since we don’t get Methi leaves easily and frequently here,I use Kasuri Methi (dried Methi powder) for Aloo Methi.
Cheerz
Ashwini.
Yuuum! I’d love some of this now!
Sailu,
As always, nice recipe. I have a request… Can you please post “sorakaya kofta” recipe. I used to love it when I was kid. It goes something like this…
Grate Soarakaya.squeeze the water out of it. mix it with besan, chilli, salt,kothimeera . make balls of this mixture and fry them. then u make some gravy and soak the fried balls in this gravy.
It is a great recipe.Plz do post the recipe . Thanks!
సేమ్ పించ్.. ఇఫ్పుడే ఇదే కూర చేసి వచ్చా. మీరు అదే రెసిపి పెట్టారు. బంగాళదుంప, మెంతికూర భలే కాంబినేషన్. ధాంక్ యూ శైలజగారు..
Hi Sailaja…….
Yes me too….i just cooked my version of aloo-methi for lunch box today. after finishing my cooking, posted my aloo-methi and then opened my mail box and looked at your aloo-methi. here is my recipe of aloo-methi: http://sakhi-indiancuisine.blogspot.com/2009/12/aloo-methi-fry.html
Sailaja…when ever you have some free time…please have a tour to my blog and give me your valuable suggestions/tips/comments.
Thank you.
Sailaja garu,
looks like today is metho-aloo day….i just watched MAA TV Maavoori Vanta On Maa TV EST time and she made methi aloo today on her show…. what a coincidence…..
Dear Sailu:
Aloo Methi is a good looking (photogenic)picture as well as good tasting dry dish. Here in USA we get fresh Methi leaves and also plenty of Potatoes (Aloo), only I need to find some time to make the dish. Making fresh roti is another story. I will try this dish as soon as possible. Keep up with the good work sailu!
sailu can u plz post recipe for methi paratha
Hey aloo methi is looking mast mast. I made aloomethi paratha today:)
Hi Sailu
thanks for all your lovely recipes. We do not get fresh methi here in New Zealand. Can you substitue with kasoori methi
thanks
Yes, Sarita, you can use dried methi leaves.
Hi Sailu
thanks for answering my question. I sent it twice as I got an error messge the first time
Wonderful Sailu.. Any recipe is awesome in ur website .. Can you also please post the recipe for methi paratha?? Just sick of eating the frozen parathas all the time..
Thank u
Mrudula.
I have blogged Methi Paratha recipe at Kids Zone, Mrudula.
Hi Sailu,
This is an eternal fav. By the way I walked in to fab india today and guess what I found…. Organic flax seeds….I am thrilled to bits. Wanted to share this information with you. They are deep brown in color.Can you post some recipes which use these, esp smoothies since they are quite healthy.
Sailu I made this tonight for dinner. I did adjust the spices slightly and left out onions. It tasted quite nice. It’s a nice winter-time food to warm you up! The only thing is the patience required to pluck the leaves from the stems!
Thanks for posting.
Hi Sailu garu
I keep following ur site . Some time back i had deliciiiious methi pulav/methi rice?? from my tamil friend’s lunch box. From then onwards m looking for its recipee. I tried some recipees from the net , but didnt come out well. Could you please post it. Am sure urs will turn out closer to my friend’s recipee.
Hi Sailu….lovely recipes. i love aloo methi with rotis. i have also posted my version of the recipe. will be happy to know your feedback
. also nice to see you blogging more frequently now. tummykhush.blogspot.com/2009/12/aloo-methi-ki-sabzi.html
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Hi Sailu,
As usual simply amazing
I was wondering the reason behind allowing the methi leaves to rest in Salt and Sugar water.
Is it to get rid of methi leaves bitternes?
Thanks
Namitha
Hai Sailu Garu
Aloo with menti leaves currey is very tasty dish
good
keep it up……..
post the HOW TO MAKE BADAM MILK in Andhra Style
Please post that….
Hi,
i have tried several of your chicken curry recipes and they have always turned out fantastic – thank you !
im going to try this aloo methi tomorrow .How many tsp garam masala do we add?
Your welcome. A large pinch of garam masala will do.