Methi -Aloo( Green fenu greek leaves with potatoes)

Methi -Aloo

Earlier I used to dislike Methi  just because of its bitterness, but  one day our  domestic help Lallu  cooked this green vegetable  with potatoes for us, which   was  not bitter at all.
I am so greatfull   to him as he  taught me several  recipes. Methi Aaloo is one  of them.   




Here is the recipe..............

Sliced Potato Recipe

       Sliced Potato Recipe(Aloo ki Barqhi)

                                              

There are plenty  of recipes of potatoes   which we cook daily, one simple recipe of potatoes  is Aloo ki barkhi ,which is  simple  and very easy to cook . 

French Beans With Potatoes

                          

 French Beans With Potatoes

Usually  onion is the  inevitable  ingredient of  my  cooking  recipes  but  there  are  few vegetables, I  love to cook with out onion. French beans and potatoes  is one of them.

Qeema -Aaloo ( Minced meat with potatoes )

                       Qeema-Aaloo 

Qeema -Aaloo ( Minced meat with potatoes )

Yesterday I pampered my husband  Alam with his favourite dish Qeema-Aaloo which I served him  with roti , plain  rice and  mint salad. 
Here is the recipe for you... 

Aloo- Gosht (Meat with potatoes)

Aloo- Gosht

                                   

Few days ago I visited  my native place Saithal , Where my  Aunty (Neema chachi ) fed  us delicious lunch . One dish I liked most that was Aloo - Gosht.  With out any delay I  asked her recipe of Aloo- Gosht for you . Hope you would like it.
Here is the recipe.......

Ghobhi- Aloo (Cauliflower-Potatoes)

                Ghobhi -Aloo ki sabzi

Ghobhi- Aloo (Cauliflower-Potatoes)

When  my mother  was alive she  often demanded  me to cook  Gobhi Aloo for her. She liked this recipe  of mine, and that is  my  biggest  memorable compliment She used  to enjoy  Ghobi- Aloo with Arhar daal - Chawal .It's a great combination ... you can also  try.  

Bread Rolls

                             Bread Rolls

Bread Rolls

Surprisingly, weather is  so pleasant  in Delhi in  the month of September .Usually it's  gets very hot and humid in this  month .I usually come back  very late from office so  I miss  beautiful evening with a cup of tea  and some  snacks.

This  Sunday  I am  in  mood to enjoy  my evening with crispy Bread Rolls  and   a cup of tea.

Meal-Egg Plant-Potatoes(Baigan Aaloo)

       Baigan-Aaloo (Egg Plant-Potatoes)
                                                       

 

Egg Plant -Potatoes(Baigan-Aaloo) is a dish which is  one of my favourite. I love to have it with  plain rice & mango pickle which tastes awesome.

Baigan -Aaloo(eggplant with potatoes)

 It's only  my brother  Ali ,who never liked this dish and made faces when ever asked to eat Baigan- Aaloo, but the day he tasted this  recipe he  started  liking it . Now he  eats baigan -Aaloo happily.....

here are the ingredients of delicious egg plant-potatoes ( Baigan -Aaloo).

 Category-  vegetarian
 Time- 15- 20 min.
 people- 3-4


Ingredients

      

• Egg plant(Baigan)-1/2 k.g

• Potatoes(Aaloo) 2 medium size
• Green chili(chopped)-4
• Riped tomato(chopped)-2 medium size
• Onion(chopped)-3 medium size
• Garlic (chopped) -5 cloves
• Fenugreek seeds (Methi daana) 10-12
• Red chili powder-1/4 tea spoon
• Turmeric powder-1/2 tea spoon
• Coriander powder-1/2 tea spoon
• Salt.-1/2 tea spoon (as per your taste)
• Ginger-1/4 tea spoon (Chopped)
• Coriander leaves (Chopped)

 How to do

Wash Brinjal- Potatoes, peel it off
 and  cut into small pieces.

Heat the mustard oil/ refined oil in the  pan or pressure cooker. Fry chopped onion until it turns light pink, add  methi dana , stir a little. now turn the flame low and mix other spices like turmeric, red chili, and coriander powder  and  stir quickly, add chopped tomatoes, green chili, garlic, ginger....mix it well  and  add  1/2 cup of water .let the gravy cook till the water dry.when the oil started coming  on the gravy... add potatoes-egg plant in gravy... mix it well ,add 2 table spoon of water... close the lid of pressure cooker  and  bring it to one whistle on the low flame.( if you are cooking in a vessel then you need to add 1-cup of water,  cook it till  vegetables turn  well cooked) .Let the lid open... settle the salt, parch it well until dish is done....  garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Tasty Baigan -Aaloo is  ready. Serve it with Roti & Plain Rice.

Baigan- Aaloo(eggplant with potatoes)

Have you ever tried  the combination of  Baigan -Aaloo, Plain Rice with pickle ?..... just try it once... its awesome !

Happy Cooking !!! 
Arshia Zaidi