Mrs. Shikra

Can somebody please post the recipe for aloo meethi...i called my sis..she said put no onions and you dont have to make masala for this dish....i called my best friend....she said put oinions and make masala as you would make for any other subzi....arghhhhhh...im sooooo confusedddd...ive been trying to call my ammi in pakistan but its not connecting........please help

Lusi

I always add onions in the masala for meethi aloo...I normally make masala, add meith and let it cook in the masala foe few mins. Then add aloo and water. Cook till aloo are tender and obviously there is no water left.

Niksik

Hey, we make aloo methi this way and it turns out great.

Cut up methi , wash well.
Cut up aloos into small pieces. If you have golden or white potatoes, leave skin on.
Sabuth surk mirchi (5-6)
Namak, mirch, dhaniya, zeera, khatai powder.

In mid-hot oil, add all spices for a quick fry, quicky add aloo, and stir until sides are slightly browned. Add methi and a a little sprinkle of water. Cover and cook on low flame until aloos are cooked. That's it!

chips6

my mom puts onions and my MIL does not....and i like it both ways....*yumm*

so i guess its just a personal preference......i have learned to combine both recipes now...

anyways,the way i make it is that i lightly fry a medium onion ....then add to it the well washed meethi and the spices...i use salt ,crushed red chillies and some zeera .....cook the meethi for a while...
my mom adds some ginger and a tablespoon or so of yogurt too at this point.....
when u feel the meethi is cooked add the cubed potatoes and put on 'dumm' on low heat till they are tender...

oh and if u like it a bit more spicy add green chillies too...my MIL adds a load of those....and they taste good...!

fbi786

Well the easiest way is to cook it the way Niksik would do .. but i also add onions when doing the quick fry with other masalas etc .. and the rest is just same ..and damm it turns so nice ..

Good Luck :biggthumb

Mrs. Shikra

thanks kuriyunnnn...you guys are best...now im going in the kitchen to make my aloo meethi...yayayyyyyy

chips6

all the best...

let us know how it turned out...!

Mrs. Shikra

my alooo meethi turned out great....it was soooo yummy....thankssssss

Mostar95

Mehthi is grown in the USA? Or it is imported from Cyprus as they do in England?

Mostar95

Please mention the ingredients of this masala.

Mostar95

Quantity please!

Ira

I love aloo methi but they dont have fresh methi where i live. Does Swad or Deep sell them as frozen? I guess dried methi wouldnt work very well with aloo's would it?

Lusi

Ok, I make masala from one of the 3 ways below...

1.. oil, ginger/garlic paste, onion,haldi, salt, red chilli, coriander powder, tomato puree

2... add little yogurt to the above mention ingredients

3... sometimes I skip red chilli and add green chillie(s) ( I like the aroma and flavor of green chillies) and sometimes I just add little bit of bhujia masala to either masala 1 or 2....

oh and I use frozen meethi... oh yeah and I too use zeera if I am at my moms place...lol...

Niksik

Namak: to taste
Dhaniya: 1 & 1/2 tsp for a full bunch of methi & 3-4 med-large aloos
Mirch: to taste
Khatai: 1 tsp
Zeera: 1 tsp

Niksik

Yes, I think they both have frozen methi available and it's good. Dry methi works too, but that's another sabzi.

Mostar95

Thanks a lot. Soon I will cook it. I love vegetables.

Ira

Niksik, i was lucky enough to find it in the desi store. Well it looked like kulfa to me but the dude said it was methi. I am so excited to make it , i love aloo methi

chips6

IRA...although i can find fresh methi here where i live,but sometimes i use chopped,frozen spinach instead of it and add a spoonful of dried qasoori methi leaves...it does not taste exactly like the same thing but is close to the actual aloo methi...
i have been very successful in presenting it to my husband and few others as aloo methi when actaully it is aaloo spinach.......

Niksik

Have you guys ever gone to a chinese vegetable market...you get all kinds of vegetables there, even the typical desi ones like kareley, methi, etc., or the local farmer's market?

~Namkeen~

With all this talk of aloo methi.. i ended up buying some methi last night
now for some alu methi and some methi parathay