Methi Rice
Methi Rice is a flavourful rice dish prepared with methi leaves, vegetables, and rice.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch Methi Leaves
- 2 cups Cooked rice roughly 200g raw rice
- 2 tbsp Grated Coconut
- 1 inch Ginger
- 3-4 cloves Garlic
- 1-2 small Green Chillies
- 1 Onion medium sized
- 2 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 Cloves
- 1 Star Anise
- 1 cup Vegetables potatoes, peas
- 1 handful Cashew Nuts
- ¾ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper
Instructions
- Pluck the methi leaves, wash them thoroughly and chop into small pieces.
- In a separate pot or pressure cooker, boil potatoes and peas with a little salt, let it cool down and chop the potatoes into small cubes.
- Make the masala paste of coconut, ginger, garlic and green chillies in a mixer into a smooth paste.
- To a pan, add oil - the whole spices, mustard seeds and cashew nuts. Let the cashew turn golden,
- Next, add the onions and saute until soft. To this, add the ground coconut paste and let it cook until all the moisture evapourates and the oil comes out.
- You can now add the chopped methi leaves along with a 1/4 tsp salt and stir until the methi leaves cook down.
- Add the potatoes and peas and mix well. Sprinkle in some pepper if you want more heat.
- Finally, add the rice, mix well. Adjust the salt.
- Enjoy methi rice with onion raita.