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Methi mutter malai
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Methi Mutter Malai

Rich creamy curry with green peas and fenugreek leaves
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 2 People
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 Inch Cinnamon stick
  • 2 No Cloves
  • 2 Nos Green cardamom
  • 2 Large Onions - Roughly chopped
  • 3 Long Green chillies
  • 1/8 Cup Cashews
  • 1 Cup Chopped fenugreek leaves - Before washing 1 cup
  • 1/2 Cup Green peas - Cooked
  • 1/2 Tsp Sugar
  • Salt - To taste
  • 1 Tbsp Fresh cream
  • 1 1/2 Cup Full fat milk

Instructions

  • Melt butter, saute cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, green chillies, onions until onions are brown. Add cashews and saute for couple of minutes again. Cool and grind to a fine paste.
  • Melt butter, drop in ground paste and let it cook for a minute in simmer. 
  • Add chopped methi leaves and saute well for a couple of minutes.
  • Pour in full fat milk and cook till methi leaves are done.
  • Add sugar a pinch, cooked peas, salt and give it a boil again in simmer.
  • Add fresh cream and mix well. Serve hot with rotis.