I am so glad to see fresh greens in the grocery aisle and this week I bought bunches of Methi(fenugreek) leaves .One of our(my hubby and mine)favourite sambhar is Methi leaves sambhar which trust me is the most flavourful sambar you will ever eat.:) Added to that I made Spicy Cauliflower with a new masala Thanks to my mom.
Methi Leaves Sambhar:
Toor daal (yellow lentils) 3/4 cup cooked
Potatoes diced 1 cup microwaved for 5 mins
Onion chopped 1 cup
Fenugreek leaves 1 cup
Green chillies 4 slit
Tamarind paste 1 tbsp
Ghee 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Urad Daal (black gram beans) 1 tsp
Hing (Asafoetida) 1/2 tsp
Red Chillies 2
Sambar powder 2 1/2 tsp
Heat ghee in a vessel
Add mustard, red chilli, Urad daal and Hing.Wait till mustard splutters.
Add onion,fenugreek ,Potato and Green chilli.
Fry for a few mins till you get an aroma.
Remove and keep aside on a plate.
In the same vessel,add tamarind paste and 2 1/2 cups water.Add sambar powder and salt.Boil till water reduced to half its quantity.
Add the fried items and cooked daal.Boil till the sambar is thick.
Serve hot with Rice.
Cauliflower Sabji:
Cauliflower 1 head broken into florets steamed in the microwave for 8 mins
Oil 2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Red Chilli 1
Everest Sabji Masala 1 tsp
Heat Oil on a pan.Add cumin seeds, red chilli and everest masala.Fry for a minute.
Add the steamed cauliflower florets.Saute till the masala coats the florets and the water evaporates.
Enjoy hot.
2 comments:
don't think i've ever had methi leaf sambar! might just have to try it!
do try it out.it is so yummy and you can have it with dosais and rotis too.
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