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methi leaves recipe
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indian veg recipe | methi leaves recipe | carrot fenugreek leaves pachadi | carrot vendhaya keerai thuvayal

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp chana dal
  • 2 tsp urad dal
  • 4 dry red chilly
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 amla size tamarind
  • 1 cup carrot shred
  • 1 cup fenugreek leaves (chopped)
  • salt to taste
For seasoning (tadka):
  • 1 tsp oil
  • ¼ tsp mustard seeds
  • ¼ tsp urad dal
  • 1 dry red chilly
  • few curry leaves
  • a pinch asafoetida

Method
 

  1. Firstly, heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, add ½ tsp of cumin seeds, 2 tsp of chana dal, 2 tsp of urad dal, 4 garlic, 4 dry red chilly, tamarind. saute for while util the dals gets crisp
  2. Next, add in 1 cup of carrot shredded, saute for 5 minutes in medium flame
  3. And then, add 1 cup of methi leaves, saute for 2 minutes in medium flame
  4. then turn off the flame, let this mixture cool
  5. After it got cool down well, transfer it to a blender jar
  6. blend it to a coarse paste with 2 tbsp of water
For seasoning (tadka):
  1. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, crackle mustard seeds and, add urad dal, chilly
    Next turn off the flame and add curry leaves and a pinch of asafoetida
  2. Pour the seasoning mixture over it and serve