Fenugreek leaves are little bitter in taste but are very good for health. It tastes nice when cooked with red carrots.
Here I have prepared Gajar Methi (Carrot Vendhaya Keerai) Stir Fry. My family also enjoys other methi based dishes like Methi Paratha, Vendhaya Keerai Sambar.
Fenugreek leaves are called Methi Saag in Hindi and Vendhaya Keerai in Tamil. Carrot is called Gajar in Hindi.
Serves: 4
Cooking time: 20 minutes approximately
Ingredients
- Cleaned and chopped methi leaves – 2½ cup
- Chopped red carrot – 2 cup
- Tomato chopped – 2 no
- Onion chopped – 1 no
- Green chilli chopped – 1 no
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tea spoon
- Red chilli powder – 1 tea spoon
- Coriander powder – 1½ tea spoon
- Salt – as per taste
- For seasoning
- Mustard – ½ tea spoon
- Cumin seed – ½ tea spoon
- Urad dal – ½ tea spoon
- Curry leaves – few
- Cooking oil – 1½ tea spoon
Method
- Heat a pan with oil and do the seasoning; add onion, green chilli and fry till onion is soft; now add tomato and fry for 2 minutes.
- Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder and mix well; add chopped carrot.
- Add methi leaves; mix well, cover and cook in low flame for 5 minutes or till done.
- Serve hot with rice or chappati.
Tips
- Tender stems of methi can also be added.
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carrot and fenugreek.. what a unique combo! looks yummy and delicious.
Nice combo,love it…
Happy holi to you too kamala,enjoy ur day…
Wat a healthy and unique combo..
excellent combo..looks so yummy!!!
All these great recipes for fenugreek make me want to try and grow it in my summer garden this year.
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Nice combo… looks colorful and delicious.
Carrot and Fenugreek looks a new combo..nice step by step pics
this is very new to me…nice variation from the usual
Very interesting combo..very healthy too
mmm two interesting ingredients — carrots and fenugreek leaves a healthy dish and aromatic one too!!!
Rocking combo!! looks & sounds great!
Thanks for your recipies.
Could you please tell me what exactly what you mean by 1 cup
Recipes are good. But I would like to know the measurement for one cup.