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Methi Paneer (Indian-style Fenugreek with Cottage Cheese)

Posted on Apr 7th, 2010
by Minal
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“Methi’ or ‘Fenugreek’ is full of iron, vitamins and minerals, but its bitterness makes it ‘hated’ vegetable amongst children and adults too. So I try out recipes wherein they won’t come to know, methi is used. Paneer or cottage cheese is liked by almost everyone. So I thought of combining the most favorite vegetable with the least favorite one. I did that and the result was splendid. A failry simple recipe which is ready in minutes and tastes awesome. I guarantee!

Ingredients:

2-3 cups Methi (Fenugreek) leaves; washed and chopped*,

250gms paneer cubes,

1 large onion; chopped,

Chopped green chillies as per taste,

1 tbsp chopped ginger,

8-10 cloves of garlic; chopped,

1 tsp cumin seeds,

1 tsp red chilli powder,

1/4 tsp turmeric powder,

1 tbsp coriander powder,

Salt to taste

Oil for tempering,

2 tbsp cream to garnish.

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Method:

Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, green chillies and onion and saute until onions become soft (on low-medium flame). Then add methi leaves and saute them stirring continously for 5-7 minutes. Now add red chilli, turmeric and coriander powder and mix well. Cook for a while before you add the paneer. Season with salt and stir well. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Later garnish with cream. Serve with parathas or butter naan.

* Some people do not like the bitterness of the vegetable. To remove some bitterness, after chopping methi, add generous amount of salt to it, toss and leave it for a while. Later press the leaves in between your palms and remove all the salt water from them. Use these drained leaves. This helps remove bitterness. While I do not prefer this since, a lot of nutrients are lost in this process, so you gain nothing by eating the vegetable.

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Minal is a designer, mother, cook, dancer, enthusiast and a creative soul. She is the founder of foodatarian.com.

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