Methi Leaves Chutney Recipe | Menthe Soppina Chutney
Healthy, easy and tasty Methi leaves chutney / Fenugreek leaves chutney recipe for rice. We call it as Vendhaya keerai thogayal in Tamil.
Servings: 3 people
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 cups Methi leaves approx. 50 g / 1.8 oz
- 1 tbsp Cooking oil approx. 15 ml / 0.5 fl oz
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp Urad dal approx. 15 g / 0.5 oz
- ½ tsp Cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp Hing / Asafetida
- 1 tsp Coriander seeds
- 2 to 3 Red chilli
- Tamarind Gooseberry size / approx. 10 g
- Curry leaves few
- 1 tbsp Jaggery approx. 15 g / 0.5 oz
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt & water As needed
To Temper:
- 1 tsp Ghee approx. 5 ml
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 Red chilli
- ¼ tsp Hing / Asafetida
- Curry leaves few
Instructions
Method
- Clean and remove the stalk from the leaves. Discard the stalk, wash the methi leaves well and set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, hing, cumin seeds, red chilli, curry leaves and coriander seeds.
- Add chopped onion and crushed garlic (if using) and saute till the onion turns transparent. Add the cleaned methi leaves and saute till they shrink in size and cook well.
- Switch off the flame. Add jaggery, tamarind and salt. Allow the mixture to cool down completely, then grind to a smooth paste adding required water.
- Collect the ground chutney in a serving bowl. Heat oil or ghee in a small tadka pan and temper mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli, hing and curry leaves.
- Add the tempering to the methi leaves chutney and mix well. Serve with hot plain rice adding a few drops of ghee.
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Notes
- Leaf Substitution: You can replace Methi leaves with Palak / Spinach, Amaranthus / Arai keerai or mulai keerai.
- Balancing Bitterness: Adding a small piece of jaggery helps to balance the taste and bitterness.
- Sauteing: Saute well till Methi leaves shrink in quantity and cook well. This helps to reduce the bitterness significantly.
- Spice Level: Adjust the red chilli as per your taste.
- Variations: For variations and more yield, you can saute 1 finely chopped big onion and 5 crushed garlic cloves before adding methi leaves and make this chutney.