Skip to main content

Aloo Methi Sabji / Saag

Aloo Methi
I am sure everyone likes potatoes.  We do too.  I like to cook potato with a combination of different vegetables, especially fresh greens.  Aloo (Potato) Methi (Fenugreek) is one of our favorites with soft phulka.

Ingredients:
Potato - 1 big
Onion - 1 medium
Methi/Fenugreek Leaves - a bunch
Cilantro/Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup
Green Chillies - 5
Garlic - 4 big cloves
Tamarind or Aamchur or Chat Masala - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric/Haldi - 1/8 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt

How to cook Aloo Methi Saag:
  • Peel the potato skin and dice it into bite size pieces.  Place the diced potatoes in a bowl of water to avoid color change.  Finely chop onions, washed fenugreek and cilantro leaves.  Slit green chilies lengthwise and crush the garlic cloves.
  • Heat 1 - 2 tbsp oil in a pan/skillet and add crushed garlic.  Sauté for few seconds and add chopped onions.  Sauté until onions turn soft.
  • Add diced potatoes, slit green chilies and cook it covered.  Keep checking to avoid burning.  Add little water if required.
  • After potatoes turn soft, add chopped fenugreek, turmeric, tamarind paste and salt. Cook it covered for another 5 minutes or until fenugreek wilts.  Turn off the heat and add chopped cilantro.
  • Some people don't like fenugreek / methi because of its slight bitter taste.  Make sure you pick tender methi leaves which are not at all bitter.  Below is a picture of fresh tender methi leaves.
Methi Leaves
Serve healthy tasty Aloo Methi Sabji with roti or parathe.
Labels:

Comments

  1. Lakshmi ...Rasoi ki Malkin..northern and southern spicesJune 22, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    cool ..with less masalas

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownJune 22, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    nice delicious potato curry

    ReplyDelete
  3. DeepaJune 22, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    love this curry a lot..simple yet tasty..

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sushma MallyaJune 22, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    Yummy stir fry, i love this combo

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hamaree RasoiJune 22, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    Nice stir fry ...perfect with chappatis


    deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

    ReplyDelete
  6. SatyaJune 22, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    very healthy n yummy stir fry uma...looks so delicious...i know different version of methi aloo but this one is new to me ...must try this :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Jayanthy KumaranJune 22, 2010 at 12:44 PM

    ohh...drooling here...perfect stir fry recipe...

    ReplyDelete
  8. Priya SureshJune 22, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    Such a delicious and healthy stir fry, yet to try at home.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Suja ManojJune 22, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    Delicious potato stir fry..lovely combo

    ReplyDelete
  10. Suman SinghJune 22, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    love methi leaves..that looks healthy and delicious..perfect with hot hot roti's..

    ReplyDelete
  11. PranisKitchenJune 22, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    this one is really delicious uma. i used to prepare the same but not adding the amcchur.. anyway nice combo with chapathi

    ReplyDelete
  12. GayathriRajJune 22, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    Hey this is reeally very nice one.....perfect dish i feel....came out well....

    ReplyDelete
  13. PanchpakwanJune 22, 2010 at 3:28 PM

    Nice combo of veggies..looks delicious.

    ReplyDelete
  14. KrishnaveniJune 22, 2010 at 3:39 PM

    healthy combo looks so beautiful Uma

    ReplyDelete
  15. hamaarethoughts.comJune 22, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    nice it tastes wonderful I tried!

    ReplyDelete
  16. arthiJune 22, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    Uma,
    love aloo methi..looks delicious!!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Rice PaletteJune 22, 2010 at 4:48 PM

    Wow this looks wonderful! I'm glad everyone else agrees too, makes me want to try it out now :)

    ReplyDelete
  18. PreetiJune 22, 2010 at 8:44 PM

    My moms fav :) love this bhaji with chappati

    ReplyDelete
  19. Adventures in Domestic CookingJune 22, 2010 at 9:13 PM

    Looks super good!!

    ReplyDelete
  20. PremaJune 22, 2010 at 10:43 PM

    aloo methi luks delicious,yummy.

    ReplyDelete
  21. AkankshaJune 22, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    aloo methi looks delicious..I make this at home for lunch but never tried it with garlic and onions. will try your recipe soon :)

    ReplyDelete
  22. SrideviJune 23, 2010 at 3:33 AM

    Potato with greens looks yum...I like it to have with rice.

    ReplyDelete
  23. KshipraJune 23, 2010 at 4:09 AM

    nice combo uma, my fav. ur method of cooking aloo methi is different but nice.

    ReplyDelete
  24. UmaJune 23, 2010 at 12:34 PM

    Thank you everyone for the sweet comments! Do keep visiting!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Comments, Suggestions and Feedback are welcome.
Any comment with a Link/URL or any kind of promotion will not be published.

Popular posts from this blog

Naval Kol Bhaji / Kohlrabi Stir-fry

Green Kohlrabi called as Navalkol in Marathi and Navilkosu in Kannada, belongs to the cabbage family.  My Mom used to make this stir fry very often.  Just like cabbage, this vegetable in available in two colors - green and purple.  I was quite hesitant about the purple one, as I haven't seen that back in India.  Anyway, I picked the green bulbs and Navalkohl Bhaji with Chana Dal was part of our healthy vegetarian meal today.
14 comments
Read more

Indian Dal / Lentils

Lentils, known as Dal are a staple in an Indian diet, especially vegetarian. For me, dal is comfort food. 5 different dal varieties - Toor, Moong, Chana, Masoor and Urad are commonly used in Indian sweet and savory delicacies. You can cook dal with just one kind or a mix of two or more. I generally cook dal with 1:1 Toor and Moong dals. But then, we like Panchmel or Panchratna Dal too, which is made of all five. Most dal recipes have Toor dal as the primary ingredient. It is also known as Toovar or Arhar dal or Split Pigeon Peas . Some of our family favorite dal recipes are Dalitoy (Konkani Dal)  Tadka Dal Among all lentils, moong dal and masoor dal take lesser time to cook. Moong dal is also known as Split Green Gram or Split Mung Bean . Moong dal is also used in making sweet dishes like Mung Dal Kheer  Mung Dal Puranpoli Chana dal is also known as Split Bengal Gram or Split Chickpeas . Chana Dal takes a little more time to cook as compared to toor dal....
Post a Comment
Read more

Whole Wheat (Atta) Veg Samosa

Samosa, the most loved Indian appetizer with a crisp crust and savory potato stuffing. When you make such fried fast food at home, you get to make some changes to make it healthy.  Here are some Whole Wheat Aloo Matar Samosas for you to try at home and savor them as much as we did. Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour/Atta - 1 cup Carom Seeds/Ajwain/Owa - 1 tsp Ghee/Clarified Butter - 1/2 tbsp (optional) Olive Oil or any other Oil - 1/2 tbsp Potatoes (Russet) - 2 medium Green Peas/Matar - 1/2 cup Coriander/Dhania Powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin/Jeera Powder - 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp Ginger (grated) - 1/4 tsp Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp Green Chilli - 1 Coriander/Cilantro Leaves - few sprigs Salt Oil for frying How to make Indian Samosa: Making Samosa Crust:  In a mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour, carom seeds and little salt. Heat ghee and olive oil in a small pan. Add this hot (not warm) ghee and oil to the wheat flour and mix...
9 comments
Read more