Methi Matar Malai

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Methi Matar Malai

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :20 Min

Cook Time : 20 Min

Total Time : 40 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 1 cups fresh methi greens


  • 1 1/2 cups fresh green peas


  • 1 nos onion-medium


  • 4-5 nos garlic cloves


  • 1/2 inch ginger


  • 1 nos green chili as per taste


  • 1/4 cups cashews


  • 1 tsp ghee


  • 1/2 tsp cumin


  • 2 nos green cardamom


  • 1/2 inch cinnamon


  • 1 cups milk


  • 1 cups water


  • 1 tbsp oil


  • 1/2 cups fresh cream


  • 1/2 tsp salt as per taste


  • 1/4 tsp sugar as per taste

Directions

  • In a bowl add green peas and also add 1 1/2 Cup of water. Also add little salt and haldi. Keep it on gas to be cooked, but not mushy. Switch of the gas and keep aside.
  •  Clean and soak the methi leaves for some mins. Then rinse it properly and keep on a colander to dry. Then chop it and keep aside.
  • Heat ghee in a Kadai add Cumin, cardamom and cinnamon to it and let it infuse it's flavour in ghee. Then add chopped onion and fry for a min or two. Then add chopped ginger, garlic and green chili up to the raw smell goes. Then add cashew to it and saute again.
  • Let it cool down. Then make a smooth paste
  • In the same Kadai heat oil and add the above paste. Cook the paste up to oil separates. 
  • Now add chopped methi leaves and cook up to soft. Now add parboiled green peas to it. Then cook it up to oil separates. 
  • Then add milk and water and cook. Also add sugar and salt it. Taste the gravy and balance the seasoning. At last add fresh cream and switch off the gas.
  • Serve it with naan, roti or pulao..