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Fenugreek/Methi Dal (Menthi kura pappu)

Jun 21st, 2006 | By | Category: All Recipes, Dal Recipes, Veg - Recipes

menthi kura pappu

Although I cook with all kinds of greens in my kitchen, this is my all time favorite. menthi kura pappu an excellent combination when eaten with hot rice, ghee and papads.

Methi leaves are small and delicate for looks but when cooked release a great flavour.

Ingredients

methi/fenugreek – 1 bunch (pluck the leaves and wash them)
kandipappu (toor dal) – 1 cup
green chillies – 10- 12 (slit length wise)
turmeric – 1 tsp
oil – 1 tsp
ghee – 1 tsp
salt to taste

for popu/tadka

1 t sp mustard seeds
1 t sp jeera
2 garlic cloves crushed
2 dried red chillies
curry leaves – 2 sprigs
small lemon size tamarind (soak in small cup of water)

fenugreek leaves

1. wash and pressure cook dal, spinach, green chillies,turmeric together with 2 cups of water till 4 whistles.
2. When the pressure is released, remove the lid, add salt and mash it to smooth paste with a wooden masher. Add soaked tamarind water to mashed dal. mix well.
seasoning for menthi kura pappu
3. Heat oil and ghee in a kadhai, add crushed garlic cloves, mustard seeds, jeera, dried red chillies, curry leaves. Let the seeds splutter and garlic to turn brown.

4. Add mashed dal to this popu, and cook in low heat with lid covered for 5 mts.

5. serve hot with rice and papad.

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  1. Sumitha June 22nd, 2006 6:39 am

    Sowjanya,nice presentation and the curry looks delicious too!Hey and besides my name is Sumitha and not Shibu(my Sir name)

  2. Jyothi September 12th, 2009 4:10 am

    i’m gonna try this…

  3. Aseem Saxena November 12th, 2010 12:22 pm

    Dear Sowjanya,

    Could you tell us the methi quantity in cups please?

    I am a neophyte at cooking and the size of a bunch could differ from place to place…

    Aseem

  4. Sowjanya November 12th, 2010 1:30 pm

    Hi Aseem,

    About 2 cups tightly packed methi leaves should be good. Please adjust the greens by adding more or less according to how you like.

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