Methi Matar Malai
Methi Matar Malai is a delicious creamy side dish made by cooking methi leaves & matar in a cashew, onion & yougurt based gravy. Methi Matar Malai is a must try at home to relish with roti, chapati and rice meal. Methi Matar Malai Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1 cup methi chopped & loosely packed
- 1/2 cup peas
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 1/4 cup fresh cream
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon kasoori methi
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon jeera
- 1/2 inch piece cinnamon
- 2 nos cloves
To grind:
- 2 tablespoon cashews broken
- 2 nos big onion chopped lengthwise
- 1 no green chilli
Instructions
- Clean methi leaves, chop it roughly, Set aside. Steam cook matar, you can pressure cook too, Set aside. Take a pan add a teaspoon of oil and saute onions till transparent,then add green chilli.
- Cool down and Transfer to a mixer jar along with cashews and grind to a smooth paste, Set aside. Dry saute methi leaves for 2mins until it shrinks.
- Heat oil in a pan, add jeera, cinnamon, cloves let it crackle,then add ginger garlic paste saute for a minute. Then add onion cashew paste, saute for 2mins in low flame.
- Then add peas and sauted methi leaves, cook for 2mins until it becomes slightly thick. Add garam masala powder.
- Add fresh cream, required salt and simmer for a good 5mins.
- Then add milk, Let the gravy boil in low flame for 2mins. Add kasoori methi and switch off.
- Serve Methi Matar Malai with phulka or veg pulao or plain steamed basmati rice.
Notes
- The gravy is thick and creamy.
- I used my steamer to cook peas, you can pressure cook for 2 whistles too. I used fresh green peas, you can use frozen too in that case add it along with methi leaves to the gravy no need to precook it.
- Adding cream gives a creamy and rich restaurant flavour. I used homemade fresh cream.
- If you want low fat version reduce cream and add more milk but sure the taste will differ.
- Use fresh methi leaves for best flavour.
Nutrition Facts
Methi Matar Malai
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 300
Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Trans Fat 0.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Cholesterol 35mg12%
Sodium 23mg1%
Potassium 231mg7%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 767IU15%
Vitamin C 15mg18%
Calcium 74mg7%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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