Methi Matar Pulao / Fenugreek leaves Green Peas Pulao

This is one of the quickest lunchbox recipes that you can prepare on a busy weekday.Also healthy one too. Fenugreek leaves helps in lowering the blood sugar level and helps in controlling diabetes.Try to include them atleast once in a week in your diet. I used fresh bunch of fenugreek leaves and the taste wasn’t bitter. If you don’t have frozen peas in hand you can replace it with sweet corn as well.

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Methi Matar Pulao / Fenugreek leaves Green Peas Pulao

This is one of the quickest lunchbox recipes that you can prepare on a busy weekday.Also healthy one too. Fenugreek leaves helps in lowering the blood sugar level and helps in controlling diabetes.Try to include them atleast once in a week in your diet. I used fresh bunch of fenugreek leaves and th

Course

main course

Cuisine

indian

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

serving

Ingredients

• 1 cup Basmati Rice
• 1 bunch Fenugreek leaves
• 1 Onion
• 1/2 tsp GingerGarlic paste
• 1 Green Chilli
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Chilli Coriander , Powder , Powder each
• 1/4 cup peas Frozen
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp Saunf
• 1 Bayleaf Cinnamon , Stick
• 2 Cloves
• 1/2 tsp Ghee
• 1/2 tsp Oil

Course main course Cuisine indian Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings serving Ingredients 1 cup Basmati Rice 1 bunch Fenugreek leaves 1 Onion 1/2 tsp GingerGarlic paste 1 Green Chilli 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Turmeric Chilli Coriander , Powder , Powder each 1/4 cup peas Frozen 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Saunf 1 Bayleaf Cinnamon , Stick 2 Cloves 1/2 tsp Ghee 1/2 tsp Oil

Instructions

1. Heat 1/2 tbsp ghee in a wide bottomed vessel
2. Add bayleaf,cinnamon stick and Saute for a minute. Add in the basmati rice cloves.
3. Cook rice along with a salt & turmeric. For Basmati rice you will need water pinch of one cup of 2 cups
4. Let the rice get completely cooled down. Fluff the rice with fork
5. While the rice is cooking we will prepare the spicy methi leaves mix
6. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,saunf. Let them splutter
7. Now add onions, slit green chilli and saute until they become translucent 1
8. Then add finely chopped methi leaves, chilli powder and coriander powder
9. The leaves will get cooked within minutes. At this stage you add frozen peas to the pan 10 cans
10. Now add this methi mixture to the cooked basmati rice
11. Mix everything well using a fork. Care should be taken not to mash the rice
12. Yummy methi rice is ready to be served with plain yogurt or onion raita